The Twelve Marks of Jesus' Call to Discipleship
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We don’t often think of Jesus gathering disciples together as a rabbi starting a school, but the shape of what Jesus did very much is the shape of a school. Jesus did depart from the traditional rabbinical model of his day in a few significant ways. For instance, unlike other schools, Jesus kept his table fellowship open to everyone, people in every stratum and sphere of life.
And, Jesus chose as his disciples some unexpected people. Apart from the Twelve, there is evidence Jesus had women disciples, some of whom also traveled with him and ministered alongside him and the other disciples.
Though evidence for female disciples is found in all four Gospels, it is John's Gospel which provides the most dramatic evidence for Jesus calling women to discipleship and apostolic ministry.
The first video in this series, "Implications of Jesus's Inclusion of Women as Disciples and Apostles," provides an overview of my research.
This second video details each of the twelve marks of Jesus's call to discipleship in the first chapter of John's Gospel.
Two more videos are coming: The Call of the Samaritan Woman and the Call of Mary of Magdala.
So stay tuned!
Each video is designed to offer background scholarship on the topic, including setting, culture, original language, and archaeology, as well as a theological study.
The "Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful" series is a companion to the book, available on Amazon, and published by Wipf and Stock.