The popular interpreters of the Mosaic Law in the time of Jesus were the

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The popular interpreters of the Mosaic Law in the time of Jesus were the

  • A) Scribes
  • B) Pharises
  • C) Herodians
  • D) Zealots

Correct Answer: A) Scribes

Explanation

In the 1st century, scribes and Pharisees were two largely distinct groups, though presumably some scribes were Pharisees. Scribes had knowledge of the law and could draft legal documents (contracts for marriage, divorce, loans, inheritance, mortgages, the sale of land, and the like).

Every village had at least one scribe. Pharisees were members of a party that believed in resurrection and in following legal traditions that were ascribed not to the Bible but to



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