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People group

Scribes

religious group

Jewish legal scholars who copied, taught, and interpreted the Law of Moses and frequently opposed Jesus in the Gospels.

66 appearances6 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Jewish religious legal scholars in the New Testament who copied, taught, and interpreted the Law of . They appear most often alongside the as opponents of in the Gospels and as questioners of the early church in Acts. Though the Old Testament uses 'scribe' for royal secretaries (, ) and the priestly scholar, this entity refers to the NT class of teachers of the Law.

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