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He was one who studied the Law and meticulously copied it onto scrolls. To the end, Ezra was also a "skilled scribe" -"one who copied and studied the Law.
Ezra 7:6New King James Version (NKJV)6 this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
As the Babylonian Exile ended, "the office of scribe came into prominence, in some ways replacing the prophet in importance, and eventually eclipsing even the role of the priest" (Nelson Study Bible, note on verse 6). Verse 11 shows Ezra's deep spiritual commitment to studying God's law, living by it and teaching it to others. He is here called "Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of His statutes to Israel." Ezra became known in Jewish tradition "as 'the scribe's scribe' or the teacher of scribes" (note on verse 11)-considered founder of the scribal movement, which had a formative impact on the Jewish religion of Christ's day.
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∙ 12y agoThe scribes in The Bible where people who wrote books and documents by hand as a profession. The scribes acted as secretaries of state, whose business it was to prepare and issue decrees in the name of the king ( 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16). Some would also work in the Temple and those scribes would typically be Levites (from the tribe of Levi).
The scribes had the duty of making copies of the law and of teaching it to others (Ezra 7:6,10-12 ; Nehemiah 8:1-13).
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What did Israelite scribes write while in Babylon?
They wrote several books of the Old Testament.
Did Alexander the great have scribes write the old testament in Hebrew?
No. Alexander the Great lived before the Hebrew scriptures were canonized as one book.
What was the Old Testament written on?
The Hebrew scribes used scrolls of papyrus. Text was written in pages across the scroll, from right to left, not continuously from top to bottom.
Is Isaiah in the old testament or new testament?
The Old Testament.
What has the author Philip R Davies written?
Philip R. Davies has written: 'First Person' 'Old Testament World' 'In Search of Ancient Israel (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Ser Vol 148)' 'Scribes and schools' -- subject(s): Jewish Scribes, Bible, Canon 'Qumran. Die Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer' 'The Old Testament world' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, History, Jews 'Copper Scroll Studies' 'Qumran (Cities of the Biblical World)' 'In search of 'ancient Israel'' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Historiography, History, Jews 'Daniel (Old Testament Guides)' 'Whose Bible is it anyway?' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation
Is Abraham in the new testament or Old Testament?
Abraham is first mentioned in the Old Testament.
Was the old testment written by Jewish scribes?
If you're talking about TaNaCH, it was written by various prophets and kings. According to Jewish tradition, God was also a coauthor.
How old were scribes?
they where usally 111082
Is job in the Old Testament or new testament?
The book of Job can be found in the Old Testament.
Who killed Jesus in old testament?
Jesus was in the new testament and not the old testament.
Is psalms in the old or New Testament?
The book of Psalms is found in the Old Testament.
What is bigger - the New Testament or the old testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament (a total of 66 books in the Bible). There are 23,145 verses (KJV) in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses (KJV) in the New Testament. If all verses were equal, that would put the Old Testament at 74.4% and the New Testament at 25.6% of the entire Bible.
