4. And assembling together.] 2. The evangelist names two classes of persons called together by king Herod in order to be consulted about the particulars concerning the promised Messias: a.] the chief priests; b.] the scribes of the people. Since the same classes of men will recur constantly in the gospel, we briefly explain their standing in the Jewish community, a.] Among the chief priests must be numbered first the high priest proper, who was during the period subsequent to the exile both the religious
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