For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
and again, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law, and with an addition, the customs which Moses delivered to us Acts 6:14; Moses, not God. Upon the supposition of a design to overturn their manner of life (πολιτείας), they accused him of impiety also. But to show that it was not in the nature of such a man to speak such things, and harshly [Then all, it says, which were in the council, looking steadfastly upon him, saw his face, as it had been the face of an angel]
Jesus, they say, the Nazarene, as a term of reproach, shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs. This is also what they said about Christ. Thou that destroyest this Temple. Matthew 27:40 For great was their veneration for the Temple (as indeed they had chosen to leave their own country (μετοικεἴν) in order to be near it) and for the name of Moses. The charge is twofold. If He shall change the customs, He will also introduce others instead: observe how the charge is a bitter one, and fraught with perils. And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Jesus, they say, the Nazarene, as a term of reproach, shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs. This is also what they said about Christ. Thou that destroyest this Temple. Matthew 27:40 For great was their veneration for the Temple (as indeed they had chosen to leave their own country (μετοικεἴν) in order to be near it) and for the name of Moses. The charge is twofold. If He shall change the customs, He will also introduce others instead: observe how the charge is a bitter one, and fraught with perils.
