What was the schoolmaster's assigned job in the Greek and Roman household?
In the Greek and Roman household, the schoolmaster was a hired slave or servant assigned by the father to raise, tutor, and teach the child until a designated age, preparing him fully so the tutor could present him ready to join the father’s business.
Les explains that the schoolmaster Paul refers to is not from the Jewish economy but from the Greek and Roman world. In those households, the Greeks and Romans would hire a slave—a servant—who was placed under the father’s demands to raise, tutor, and teach the child. At some designated future point—whether age 16, 18, or what today might be called 21—the tutor would be able to tell the master that the young man was now ready to come and work with him in his business, having everything he needed to know, well tutored and well prepared.
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
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At what age did the schoolmaster's role end in Greek and Roman culture?
The schoolmaster's role ended at a designated point in the child's future, whether the child was 16, 18, or 21.
What was the role of a Greek/Roman schoolmaster?
The schoolmaster was under the father's demands to raise, tutor, and teach the child.