"and Judas who was betraying him, said, "surely not I, Rabbi" and Jesus said to him you have said it yourself." ( Matthew 26:25 ) does this mean Jesus was a Rabbi?
ps don't worry about the ----- the question was to short.
Eight answers:
allonyoav
2010-07-24 23:50:10 UTC
No. There were NO Rabbis at the time he lived- the title of Rabbi only started AFTER the destruction of the Second Temple. The usage of the term Rabbi in the Christian scriptures is an anachronism that shows they were either written long after the fact by people unfamiliar with the time period, or edited after the fact by people unfamiliar with the time period- either way this brings yet another question about their authenticity to the fore!
For the record, Rabbi does NOT mean teacher! The Hebrew for teacher is:
Masculine: Moreh
Feminine: Morah
Masculine plural: Morim
Feminine plural: Morot
For gender neutral, the masculine is utilised
Frequently used concatenations:
My teacher: Mori
Our teacher: Moreinu
edit: No- there were no people with the title of Rabbi- it was completely unknown at the time. The role of communal leader was filled by the local judges and would carry the title of "Dayan" of "Shofet". The title of Rabbi was instituted after the destruction of the temple as a measure to indicate that the person was authorised by the Sanhedrin to teach and judge. In masechta Sanhedrin in the Talmud it states that the person would be given a document stating exactly what they were qualified to give judgements on and what areas they were expert in to teach. This document could only be issued by the nasi (leader of the Sanhedrin) and served as a quality control mechanism to ensure accuracy and fair judgements in a period where dispersal and difficulties in communication had disrupted the ancient forms of doing this
?
2010-07-25 05:19:38 UTC
The word Rabbi means teacher. Certainly Jesus came to teach, He did so much of it. However the reason why the Jews wanted Him dead is that he claimed to be the Son of God and equal to God.
He said He came from Heaven to do His Father's will.
He said He created this World through His Father. He said He would destroy the works of Satan who corrupted Gods plan for this world.
He said one day He would return and be our King on a newly created earth. .
( www.hiskingdomwillcome.info)
He said He would raise the dead and judge all....lots more
He said He had authority to forgive sins.
Yes . He was a Rabbi (teacher) but much much more.
pluto monroe
2010-07-25 05:11:13 UTC
He was not a Rabbi in the definition we have today. Those who called him their teacher did so of their own choosing. There is nothing in the bible that claims Iesus was a Rabbi or spiritual leader of Judaism.
2010-07-25 05:08:39 UTC
The Bible refers to Him specifically and consistently as a Rabbi, yes.
The angels have the phone box.
2010-07-25 07:15:24 UTC
Nope. That's yet another anachronism which shows how little the authors of the Gospels knew about 1st century Judaism.
joesd2300
2010-07-25 05:11:08 UTC
Rabbi = teacher. so,yes
2010-07-25 05:09:57 UTC
He was a Jew and a teacher....so yes. He's refereed to as such several other places in the Bible as well.
Uni O
2010-07-25 05:12:33 UTC
Yes, he is.
He learned "old testament" in *bait allah/solomon temple*.
I'm still learning.
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