Jesus Welcomed by the Gentiles—Teaching in Northern Palestine (Part 5)

The mandate to close the synagogues of all Jewry to the teachings of Jesus and all his followers had worked adversely upon the scribes and Pharisees. Immediately upon Jesus’ removing himself (from Galilee) as an object of controversy, there occurred a reaction among the entire Jewish people; there was general resentment against the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin leaders at Jerusalem. The reading encompassed Paper 156:6-157:1, p. 1741