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The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT) is one of the few agreed upon standard reference works in the area of New Testament studies. The depth and breadth of the information contained within the pages of the ten-volume print edition are well worth the cost, weight, and shelf space that they require. This electronic edition has several enhancements that make TDNT more usable than...

latter, but internally in attachment to Jesus. Hence the word still has the sense of discipleship, but in relation to Jesus it acquires a new content and impress. The exclusiveness of the NT use arises from the fact that for primitive Christianity there is only one discipleship and therefore only one following, namely, the relationship to Jesus. The demand ἀκολούθει μοι in Mk. 2:14 and par. is a Messianic demand (→ συνακολουθέω). Because it signifies following the Messiah, this discipleship is
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