Any other Jewish teacher made very sure that his teaching was documented with extensive quotations from Scripture and with the names of his teachers added to give weight to his opinion; his authority must always be second-hand. But not Jesus. He simply laid down the law.

— R.T. France (1938–2012), Neutestamentlicher Bibelwissenschaftler und Theologe

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