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A. It\u2019s a tricky one. In the commentary I have sometimes called them \u2018the rival teachers\u2019 and sometimes \u2018the agitators\u2019 which is what Paul says about them. Of course we\u2019ve been stuck with the challenge that \u2018well, that was Paul\u2019s polemical view but actually those guys had a point of view and we mustn\u2019t prejudge them\u2019 \u2013 though ironically J L Martyn, who simply calls them \u2018the Teachers\u2019 for that reason, then goes on to saddle them with a whole bunch of views of which he disapproves\u2026 Actually the question of \u2018what to call them\u2019 is equally puzzling in regard to the Jesus-followers, who didn\u2019t have a regular word for themselves at this point; calling them \u2018Christians\u2019 can be quite anachronistic, since even if that was indeed in use in Antioch we tend to \u2018hear\u2019 the word in a way which is already binary (i.e. \u2018as opposed to \u2018the Jews\u2019\u2019)\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"