Was Jesus an actual rabbi?

Jesus as Rabbi. Scholar Jaroslav Pelikan examines the changing perceptions of Jesus' role as a Jewish rabbi and teacher. Jaroslav Pelikan, The Illustrated Jesus Through the Centuries, (Yale University Press 1997) pp. 9-23. The Rabbi. read more

Although Jesus fulfilled some of these roles, He does not fit the mold of a traditional Jewish rabbi, nor would He endorse some of the man-made traditions of Judaism that, in His words, make the Word of God void (see Mark 7:8-9). read more

• He was called rabbi, not reverend. • He went to synagogue, not to church. • He celebrated Passover, not Easter. • He knew all about the story of His miraculous birth but never heard of Christmas. In one sense of the word, then, it is right to say that Jesus was a rabbi. read more