Samuel the Sanhedrist
Scribe Sanhedrist who comes in delegation to admonish Jesus at Clear Water because of the Presence of Aglae.
One of the five responds:"I am Samuel the scribe. This one, he is the other scribe, Sadoc, and that one the Jew Eleazar, very well known and influential; this other is Callascebona the Elder; and this last one to finish, Nahum. You get it? Nahum!" and the tone is quite emphatic.[1]It is probably him who is found at the table of Eli the Pharisee of Capernaum when, thanks to the miracle of Jesus who saved his grandson, the hostility becomes less strong.[2]
It may also be the same Samuel who finds himself in the valley of Mount Cherith and is addressed by Jesus regarding the dismissal of his wife and his adultery.[3]
Character and Appearance
An old man full of himself and endowed with a viper's tongue, it seems: At the end of the altercation Simon the Zealot (Apostle), Judean apostle, limits himself to saying:"What a shame! Your hypocrisy is so great that it shows and overflows and you drool like a slug on a pure flower. Get out of here and become a man because for now you are but drool. I recognize you, Samuel. You always have the same Heart. God forgives you, but go away, far from my Presence."[4]
Apostolic Career
He is part of the group that will act Against Jesus with the complicity of Judas.
His Name
Samuel (Shemouél) or Chemouel, means "Heard by God". Historical reference: the great prophet and last of the judges that Elqana miraculously had late following the supplication of his wife Anne to God.
Where is he mentioned in the work?
GRM 123 GRM 163
GRM 378 GRM 381
GRM 529
Notes and references
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