Jesus the Rabbi
Class Description
Jesus grew up in first-century Israel. It was a very different time and place than today’s world. His words back then would have impacted his audience differently than they do today. This course aims to examine how Jesus would have been viewed by his contemporaries; fellow rabbis, common folks, religious leaders and, of course, his disciples. We will study the life and words of Jesus, the rabbi. How does the land add to his message? How did he teach his disciples? What does it mean that He was a rabbi, and what made Him unique among rabbis of his day? What teaching methods did He use and how did they differ from how we commonly teach today? What did it mean to be a disciple? How did Jesus use common, mundane things from His culture to teach powerful lessons? We will study rabbis and disciples, the schooling system, Jewish sects, Jewish holidays, parables, daily home life and synagogue life, Jewish literature, and more. Step into the world of the first century Jew and listen with new meaning to the words of Jesus.