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NASB | James 3:1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 3:1 Not many [of you] should become teachers [serving in an official teaching capacity], my brothers and sisters, for you know that we [who are teachers] will be judged by a higher standard [because we have assumed greater accountability and more condemnation if we teach incorrectly]. |
Bible Question:
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? |
Bible Answer: 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 |