Wednesday, January 17, 2007
I couldn't think of a creative title
I found the reading about the scribes interesting. Our text listed in great detail the duties of a scribe in Jesus' time. They were considered to be lawyers, theologians, guardians, and of course, keepers of the text. In the paragraph about the scribes being "curators", I couldn't help but notice the part that says "Even though the sacred text was known by heart, a written edition had to be before the copyist who would read aloud the text as he worked." If someone were this familiar with the information, wouldn't it make sense that they, of all people, would realize and accept who Jesus is?? Instead, they were considered his opponents, and became jealous if his ministry. Jesus labeled them as hypocrites for knowing how to enter heaven, but they prevented others from entering by placing such a high value on things they shouldn't have been as focused on. They were too consumed with the law to realize they were standing face to face with the Son of God.
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