When Jesus moved to Capernaum, he settled in the house of Peter. Approximately one block away from where we were, the synagogue was located. There is still evidence of the foundation of that particular synagogue in existence today. During the time that Jesus was teaching, the people observed a change. The oral laws were not the focus of his attention, nor were he quoting other rabbis. In this manner, the scribes educated their students. Instead, Jesus would frequently respond by saying, “You have heard it was said…, but I tell you…” in response to the remark. (Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 33-34 for the Bible). As he spoke, he gave the impression of someone who was in a position to inform an individual or a group of people what was genuinely true and what was not. The only rabbis who claimed to

Luke 1:1-2 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us . . . At the beginning of his Gospel, Luke tells the reader that many people had tried to write down what had happened. His words are about Jesus’ life, death, and rising, as well as the start of the church. He said that he and the others got their information from people who were there. The best way to find out what really happened is to ask people who were there what they saw. This shows that Luke wrote while the first people who followed Jesus were still alive. In other words, other people could read the work