Guide
Preaching and Teaching
1st–4th Centuries
Related Primary Sources
Primary Source
The New Testament on Preaching and Teaching in the Synagogue
Mark 6:1–2|Luke 4:14–15|Acts 14:1; 17:1–3, 16–18
He [Jesus] left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him…
Primary Source
Preaching at Length
y. Sotah 1:4, 16d
R. Zebadiah, the son-in-law of R. Levi, reported the following happening: R. Meir used to preach in the synagogue of Hamata every Friday evening. There was a woman who used to hear him. Once, he…