Matthew 22:35 - "And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him."

Titus 3:13 - "Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing."

Among the Jews, the biblical lawyer was one who was learned in the Mosaic Law; however, it is also generally supposed to be equivalent to the title "scribe." A man could be both a scribe and a lawyer, but this does not necessarily mean that all lawyers were scribes. It has been said that, perhaps, the scribes were public expounders of the law, while the lawyers were the private expounders and teachers of it.

The Greek term for lawyer signified those absorbed in legalistic discussions. In general, they are viewed negatively in the New Testament: they are described as neglecting justice, rejecting sound knowledge, and burdening their fellow men. There were honored judges, to be sure, but these come under the classes of the "Doctors of the Law," which is an entirely different thing.

Apart from the fact that their interpretations of the law were scripturally based, as was logical in their situation, the lawyers of the past and the lawyers of the present are very much alike in their methods of preparation and presentation of their cases. But - the lawyers of the past received no payment for his services, hut earned a living from another occupation. I doubt that today’s lawyers would care for that kind of set-up.