And just as a late Rembrandt self-portrait is profound by virtue of the way it represents Rembrandt as exemplifying in a particular way the dignity and pathos of old age, so perhaps part of the profundity of Beethoven's Fifth lies in the way it exemplifies in a particular way the development and resolution of a series of conflicts.
In the course of announcing, explaining, and exemplifying the coming reign of God, Jesus antagonized all the powerful social groups who saw no need for any changes that might have an impact on their roles.