Why did Jesus call the Canaanite woman a dog?
In Matthew 15:2128, Jesus encounters a Canaanite (Syrophoenician) woman who begs Him to cure her daughter. Jesus initially refuses her request by saying, It is not right to take the childrens bread and toss it to the dogs (Matthew 15:26). Taken out of context, and especially in English, its easy to mistake this for an