called them to follow Him until His ascension, teaching was His chief occupation. No doubt His disciples-in-training noted this priority in His ministry. So central was His teaching ministry that the Twelve called Him “Teacher” (John 13:13), and He called each of them His “disciple” (Matt. 10:24–25; Luke 6:40), a word used of any learner who sat under a teacher and absorbed his teaching.6 Such terms clearly indicate the primary place of teaching in Christ’s ministry. As Jesus launched His public