Jesus’ observance of the commandments has been a topic of vigorous scholarly debate. However, when the Synoptic Gospels are carefully examined in light of ancient Jewish sources, one sees that Jesus never violated the Torah’s demands. But did his disciples? These issues are addressed in Shmuel Safrai’s JP article “Sabbath Breakers.”
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