A dictionary of the . y were unworthy of the distance from the close of thecanon increased, these privileged andlearned expounders of the Law tookgreater liberties with the text and madeit void through their traditions. Mark7 : 13. But the position some of theclass occupied as members of the San-hedrin, Matt. 26 : 3, the associates ofthe priests in the most important mat-ters, Matt. 21 : 15, their numbers, andthe popular awe of them, increase ourestimate of the courage evinced by Jesusin attacking them, as he did repeatedlyand in the most unmeasured 23 : 1-33. They we
A dictionary of the . y were unworthy of the distance from the close of thecanon increased, these privileged andlearned expounders of the Law tookgreater liberties with the text and madeit void through their traditions. Mark7 : 13. But the position some of theclass occupied as members of the San-hedrin, Matt. 26 : 3, the associates ofthe priests in the most important mat-ters, Matt. 21 : 15, their numbers, andthe popular awe of them, increase ourestimate of the courage evinced by Jesusin attacking them, as he did repeatedlyand in the most unmeasured 23 : 1-33. They were his de-termined and wily foes. Luke 5 : 30 : 6 :7 ; 10 : 25. That there were exceptionsis manifest, for Jesus speaks of scribesbeing sent of God, Matt. 23 : 34, and oneof his parables relates to a scribe in-structed unto the kingdom of 13 : 52. The scribes formed aregularly organized college, into whichmembers were admitted by special ex-amination. The scribes and lawyerswere one class. See SCR SEA. ^^s A Jewish Scribe. SCRIP, in 1 Sam. 17 : 40, means ashepherds bag. In the N. T. scrip means a wallet suspended from theshoulder for carrying food. Matt. 10 :10 ; Luke 10: 4. SCRIPTURE. See Bible. SCURVY. Lev. 21: 20 and 22 : disease known by this name, inmodern times, is usually caused by longconfinement in cold and damp climates,without fresh provisions. In the progressof it, the skin becomes dry and scalyand livid spots appear. Probably thisappearance of the skin is all that isdenoted by the word scurvy in thepassages cited. SCYTHTAN, a name used in-definitely by ancient writers, sometimesto denote all the nomadic ^ tribes thatroamed over the countries north of theBlack and Caspian Seas, and sometimesfor a particular people remarkable fortheir rude and barbarous 3 : 11. SCYTHOPOLIS (city of theScythians), a city in Palestine, and iden-tical with ancient Beth-shean. It is no-ticed by this name in the Apocryphalbook of Judith. See
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