“I was once walking in the upper-market of Sepphoris when I came across one of the disciples of Jesus the Nazarene Jacob of Kefar-Sekaniah by name, who said to me: ‘It is written in your Torah, “Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot. For he recalled an interchange he had with a disciple of Jesus, wherein he found himself pleased with some of Jesus’ teaching: Although released as not guilty, he recalled a moment of weakness of which he saw himself as guilty. In the 2 nd century A.D., Rabbi Eliezer was accused of heresy and brought before the tribunal. There is interesting evidence in the Jewish Rabbinical Literature that speaks of Yeshua’s disciples and I would like to bring you one such example. The fact is, Yeshua was a Rabbi, and He ought to be our Rabbi today. We ought to consider ourselves the disciples of Yeshua just like the early followers of Yeshua were called. We learn from Yeshua’s teaching the very essence of obedience to God and His commandments. We receive our values and the very matrix of our lives as His disciples. It is from Yeshua’s teaching that we learn how to live. He was a charismatic rabbi who gave healing, deliverance, and signs and wonders to draw people to His teaching. The implication of receiving Yeshua as a rabbi are great for the early followers and for His followers today. But one must not overlook that, in reading the four Gospels, one sees that the main function of His ministry was to teach. Why is Yeshua called “Rabbi?” Christians know Jesus as God, as Christ, as King of the Jews. Yeshua (Jesus) is called “Rabbi” by both His disciples and His opponents. Semichah is done by three other rabbis who are in good standing with the community. After examinations and tests, the three rabbis lay hands on the candidate’s head and pronounce a blessing and infer on him the title “rabbi.” In the Hasidic community, a rabbi who has advanced training in Jewish law ( halachah) is known as “Rav.” Yeshua the Rabbi Rabbinic ordination is known as semichah. Some rabbis lead congregations (synagogues), others are teachers, and yet others lead informally. The word rabbi means “my master” in Hebrew.
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