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Making Disciples: The Significance of Jesus’ Educational Methods for Today’s Church is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this study, Sylvia Collinson examines the biblical practice of discipling, formulates a definition of discipleship, and makes comparisons with modern models of education. She also recommends greater attention for the practice of discipleship in the contemporary church. This significant contribution to both the theoretical appreciation and application of disciple-making is relevant to any...

As was noted in the previous chapter the Jews regarded the ideal of discipleship as the relationship of the nation with Yahweh, their master and teacher. Robbins sees Jesus as recorded in Mark’s Gospel adopting a role similar to that of God, in the Old Testament. He issued commands, directions and explanations with God’s sanction (1:11; 9:7), but without needing any prior divine instruction. His own authority and “knowledge
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