Regarding this spiritual metamorphosis, Daniel Jeremy Silver writes in A History of Judaism: “At [that] time a class of nonpriestly scribes and scholars began to challenge the legitimacy of the priestly monopoly of Torah [Mosaic Law] interpretation.
Seoses sellise vaimse ümberkujunemisega kirjutab Daniel Jeremy Silver teoses „Judaismi ajalugu ” (A History of Judaism):„ [Tol] ajal ei tunnistanud kirjatundjate ja õpetlaste mittepreesterlik klass enam seaduslikuks preestrite monopoli tõlgendada Toorat [Moosese Seadust].