The
role of Yeshua as a messianic figure gets lots more attention than his role as a
rabbi. The Synoptic Gospels, however, provide a wealth of information that
highlights his activities as a rabbi. In order to see It is important to
remember that Yeshua wasn’t the only messianic figure or rabbi the people would
have known. There were hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of rabbis circulating
in the land of Israel at that time. According to Professor S. Safrai, the
itinerating rabbi was the norm, rather than the exception. Being a disciple of
Yeshua, especially for the apostles, required much more than just attending lectures.
Read the complete Real Yeshua Blog at -- http://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2015/04/yeshua-rabbi.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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