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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

In Jesus’ lifetime the call to be a disciple meant to count the cost of allegiance to Jesus; but this took various forms. The Twelve were called to leave all—including family, profession and property—and follow Jesus in his itinerant ministry. This was their training for their future role in the community (cf. Mt 19:23–30). Apparently others besides the Twelve were also called to this itinerancy (cf. Jn 6:66; Lk 8:2–3; 23:49, 55). But, while all disciples were called to count the
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