The world of biblical scholarship is filled with theological cowards. One can only wonder how the modern scholars would compare to the ancient scribes' opposition to Jesus and His claims...
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Scribes are frequently mentioned in the N.T., being sometimes called lawyers. It was their business to develop the law in detail and apply it to the circumstances of their time; hence grew up the oral or traditional law side by side with the written law.
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Because the scribes were the Biblical scholars of their time, the Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots each had scribes who were attached to their groups. All the groups were very interested in what the scribes had to say about the law, and the scribes were always welcome to teach and to render judgments.
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Being a Scribe did not necessarily bring remuneration and many Scribes also had a trade. 'Scribe' is the name of a qualification not that of a party. The difference between the Scribes and Jesus was that the Scribes always quoted a previous great legal authority for their decisions and teaching.
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likewise by extension we are called to listen to the biblical text with charity and respect—to carefully attend to its message on its own terms.
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In the decades just before and during the time of Jesus, the dominant role of the Sadducean families was being overtaken by a new and dynamic ruling class of scribes. These men came from all classes. Some were priests, but the vast majority were merchants, artisans and laborers.
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The Scribes believed they were dealing with the very Word of God and were therefore extremely careful in copying. They did not just hastily write things down. ... The supreme value of these Qumran documents lies in the ability of biblical scholars to compare them with the Massoretic Hebrew texts of the tenth century A.D.
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