How did Jesus's ”teaching with authority“ differ from the Scribes?

The most significant difference between the Scribes and Yeshua is that very authority. It was the authority of Yeshua that amazed the crowd. That authority sprang from Yeshua's relationship with God. Yeshua taught as God's spokesman, whereas the Scribes taught from their own reflections or understanding of the law and its authority.

Since Yeshua was filled with the Holy Spirit, and was led and guided by that same Spirit, it is correct to state that Yeshua's words were also Spirit filled. We know from Scripture (Romans 8:1 as an example) that it is the Holy Spirit who gives life. In contraposition to the Spirit we find the law. The law cannot give life, the law only reveals what is sinful. The law cannot justify, it can only condemn. All the Scribes had to go on was the law; they were seriously devoid of that personal relationship which yeshua had with the covenant God of Israel. They had not words of life, no words of grace and no words of justification.

While the Scribes operated in the letter of the law, Yeshua operated in the Spirit of the law. In Matthew 5, Yeshua repeatedly states, "Ye have heard that it has been said by them of old," and goes on to quote the letter of the law as had been asserted by the Scribes and Pharisees. After having quoted the letter of the law, he then states, repeatedly, "But I say unto you," and Yeshua then declares the Spirit of the law. It is in the Spirit of the law that we find God's grace.

Yeshua's words give life and hope; they were an encouragement to many who heard them, because Yeshua spoke with authority outside the law. He spoke with an authority that came from a place the Scribes had never been, and that is what was so astounding to the people.

How did Jesus's ”teaching with authority“ differ from the Scribes?

The most significant difference between the Scribes and Yeshua is that very authority. It was the authority of Yeshua that amazed the crowd. That authority sprang from Yeshua's relationship with God; cf. Matthew 28:18; Luke 4:18 ff; John 4:34; 6:38; 7:16 (AV). Yeshua taught as God's spokesman, whereas the Scribes taught from their own reflections or understanding of the law and its authority.

Since Yeshua was filled with the Holy Spirit, and was led and guided by that same Spirit, it is correct to state that Yeshua's words were also Spirit filled. We know from Scripture (Romans 8:1 as an example) that it is the Holy Spirit who gives life. In contraposition to the Spirit we find the law. The law cannot give life, the law only reveals what is sinful. The law cannot justify, it can only condemn. All the Scribes had to go on was the law; they were seriously devoid of that personal relationship which Yeshua had with the covenant God of Israel. They had not words of life, no words of grace and no words of justification.

While the Scribes operated in the letter of the law, Yeshua operated in the Spirit of the law. In Matthew 5, Yeshua repeatedly states, "Ye have heard that it has been said by them of old," and goes on to quote the letter of the law as had been asserted by the Scribes and Pharisees. After having quoted the letter of the law, he then states, repeatedly, "But I say unto you," and Yeshua then declares the Spirit of the law. It is in the Spirit of the law that we find God's grace.

Yeshua's words give life and hope; they were an encouragement to many who heard them, because Yeshua spoke with authority outside the law. He spoke with an authority that came from a place the Scribes had never been, and that is what was so astounding to the people.