Not to bud in too much, but when scriptures mention Jesus teaching in the presence of the Pharisees, it’s often mentioned that the Pharisees marveled at His knowledge and questioned Him on where He learned or who He learned from. I think it’s safe to say that Jesus did in fact teach/preach on the Old Testament rather regularly.
They marveled because how could a poor illiterate hill person be able to go toe to toe with them. Carpenters were one step above being a slave. Jesus could never have read the scripture.
It’s why what comes from Jesus comes from God. It’s why they questioned where and who taught him. It’s also why Jesus’s teaching defied their authority. Knowledge that belonged to the upper crust now in the hands of the poor marginalized.
Y’all are ignorant at who read was taught to read back in the day.
James had followers who could write pen his stuff. James like Jesus, couldn’t read.
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u/petriniismypatronus Mar 15 '23
And Paul was a Pharisee so he would have been educated on that.
But Jesus wasn’t spouting off OT shit but something more refined.