was woven into the very fabric of Jewish life. Each Sabbath, the synagogue services emphasized instruction in the Old Testament. Various religious festivals gave structure to the Jewish year, and each added its own testimony to the grace and nature of the God of Israel. In addition every town with over twenty-five boys was expected to have an elementary school. Before the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, Jerusalem had 480 synagogues, and each had its own school. William Barclay, in Educational