Guide
Preaching and Teaching
1st–4th Centuries
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The New Testament on Preaching and Teaching in the Synagogue
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…
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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…