Drawing lines was dangerous work. It still is. Jews are being murdered in Israel today because of their theological identity. Christians are being beheaded in Mozambique and other places in sub-Saharan Africa because of their theological identity. Christians and Jews both have paid in blood for the lines they have drawn.

Not all the Scribes in Jesus’ time were His opponents. Jesus made disciples to function as Scribes, preserving and explaining His teaching. He has been making Scribes for a long time. He makes them still.