Lawyers in the New Testament are a Myth because they are a remnant from the early English translations. The Greek word translated lawyer is Nomikos, which in lexicons is translated “pertaining to interpretation of Mosaic Law, an interpreter or teacher of Mosaic Law.” So the interpreter has been called Lawyer in various English translations. The problem is that an interpreter of Mosaic Law is not a Lawyer, but a Torah scholar. The One New Man Bible consistently translates Nomikos as Torah scholar.

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