V. 22 tells us that people were astonished or overwhelmed by Jesus’ teaching, and especially by the fact that it manifested an innate rather than a derived authority. Mark is placing an emphasis on the manner rather than the matter of Jesus’ teaching. The γραμματευς were not in the main scribes, but rather those who were literate, could read and write, and so could quite naturally become the authorities in the Law, responsible for its interpretation and application. There was indeed a vast array
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