When did the schoolmaster's role end in Greek and Roman practice?
In Greek and Roman practice, the schoolmaster was a hired slave or servant who trained a child until a designated future point, perhaps age 16, 18, or what today would be about 21, when the tutor could report that the young man was ready to work with his master in business.
Les explains that Paul's schoolmaster is not drawn from the Jewish economy but from Greek and Roman practice. Greeks and Romans would hire a slave, a servant, whom the father placed under demands to raise, tutor, and teach the child. This continued until a designated point in the future, whether the boy was 16 or 18, or what people today might call about 21 or whatever. At that point the tutor could say to the master, 'This young man is now ready to come in and work right with you in your business. He has everything he needs to know, has been well tutored, and is well prepared.' Thus the role ended when the child reached that designated age and readiness for the master's business.
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
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What was the role of a Greek/Roman schoolmaster?
The schoolmaster was under the father's demands to raise, tutor, and teach the child.