He COULD have called them ANYTHING
from all eternity He chose THAT, and chose it to be recorded in writing
Synagogue of Satan
why?
He doesn't waste words.
WHAT meaning was Jesus trying to communicate?
According to Aquinas, humans are made FOR veracity. They are thus vulnerable to fine-sounding lies. The memory was created to store true facts (not fake facts) for the intellect to apprehend and the will to act on
we order ourselves according to our end
how much damage has been caused by lies?