was for all people and concerned the whole person. A careful study of the biblical materials reveals that in the majority of instances teaching had to do primarily with the communication of the Law or will of the Lord by God himself, by the father of the family, or by a religious leader within the community. The aim of the Jewish teacher was not so much to develop certain intellectual or practical faculties in his disciple but rather to summon his learner to submit to the authority of the divine
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