<p>Scribes were the scholars of the Torah.  They taught The Law; they were expected to know The Law.  What they did was very much like what lawyers do today.  Knowing what they did, and how they were regarded, tells us much of what they were like when Jesus encountered them.</p>

Scribes were the scholars of the Torah. They taught The Law; they were expected to know The Law. What they did was very much like what lawyers do today. Knowing what they did, and how they were regarded, tells us much of what they were like when Jesus encountered them.

<p>Scribes were the scholars of the Torah.&nbsp; They taught The Law; they were expected to know The Law.&nbsp; What they did was very much like what lawyers do today.&nbsp; Knowing what they did, and how they were regarded, tells us much of what they were like when Jesus encountered them.</p>

Lecture XXI Scribes: Lawyers at Calvary (Part 2)

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From the arrest, to the Jewish trial, to the Roman trial, and to the crucifixion

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Lecture XXI Scribes: Lawyers at Calvary (Part 2)

Lecture XXI Scribes: Lawyers at Calvary (Part 2)