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1 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | Thomas8 | 205535 | ||
On James 3 William Barclay says ... "It was true that a Rabbi was not allowed to take money for teaching and that he was supposed to support his bodily needs by working at a trade;" Does any historian know about this? Is it factual? |
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2 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | MJH | 205554 | ||
Rabbinic Theology is never easy to nail down to a simple statement since there is so much discussion and disagreement within it. In fact, their very form of study revolves around questions and disagreement, so even if something is true "most of the time" does not mean it is true all of the time. For your question, my studies in Rabbinic Theology have taught me that the only Rabbis to be paid were those who taught the children. There are different types of Rabbis as well which developed mostly after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. The Rabbis with "authority" were very few and might have received funding from disciples or relatives of disciples (or anyone choosing to provide.) The most common Torah Teacher was located in a certain area or town and provided for himself through his own labors. Work was (and still is) considered a high form of worship particularly work done to create. Hope this helps. Sorry I don't have proof texts, I don't have them memorized and I'm not going to hunt. MJH |
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3 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | Thomas8 | 205556 | ||
Hi MJH, Thank you so much for your help. Do you think that the following is a reliable site (I do not know anything about this subject.) http://tinyurl.com/5jgdvu "While the rabbinate became a paying profession starting in the 14th century, the training of rabbis was still the product of the personal interaction between devoted students and revered teachers." |
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4 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | MJH | 205630 | ||
Thomas8, I am not failure with the site, but there wasn't anything that seemed out of sorts. There are many good Torah and Jewish sites that are also believers in Jesus as the Messiah. (There are of course many bad sites too). Probably a good place to start would be http://jcstudies.com/ That is Dwight Pryor's site and he's been studying Hebrew Roots and Rabbinic Theology for a very long time. MJH |
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