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A Jewish teacher — the title used for Jesus by His students and followers
From the Hebrew meaning 'my great one' or 'my teacher.' In first-century Judaism, rabbis were respected teachers who gathered disciples. Jesus was addressed as 'Rabbi' throughout the Gospels (John 1:38, 3:2). His teaching style — parables, questions, walking with students — followed rabbinic patterns, though His authority went far beyond any ordinary rabbi.
Where the Story Picks Up
Acts 1:1-5Rabbi captures how the disciples still related to Jesus at this moment — as students of a teacher, which makes the command to simply 'wait' feel like an unusual and humbling assignment.
The Evidence They Couldn't Argue With
Acts 4:13-22The rabbi designation is implicitly contrasted here — Peter and John were not trained rabbis, which makes their composure and theological precision before the Sanhedrin genuinely astonishing to the council.
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