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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 | DocTrinsograce | 205567 | ||
Hi, Tom... Yes, that's correct. Most Rabbis provisioned themselves, their wives and children, through some sort of family trade or craft. I suppose that some -- a very few -- had sufficient means to allow them to devote it to full time study. It is said that all Talmudic Rabbis had occupations from which they earned a living. William Barclay, though of little value in doctrinal matters, is excellent when it comes to Biblical history and culture. That really was his forte. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | Thomas8 | 205582 | ||
I sincerely value your information on Rabbis and for your evaluation of William Barclay. | ||||||