Where: Eastgate, 141 Springhead Parkway, Northfleet, KENT, DA11 8AD
What:
‘Let your home be a meeting house for the sages, and cover yourself with the dust of their feet, and drink in their words thirstily…’ Yosei Ben Yoezer Died161BC
The words of this Jewish rabbi were still echoing during the life and ministry of Jesus. It is not difficult to see their influence on the hospitality of Mary and Martha; the squabbling for proximity by the disciples; and the crowds hungry for Jesus’ instruction. But Jesus was a sage like no other. He was ‘Immanuel-God with us’.
It is no surprise then that for 2000 years Christians have held his words as timeless and universal.
However, do we really understand what he taught? God made his home among us; taking on the limitations of human incarnation by revealing himself at a specific time, in a specific space and through a specific culture—far from our own.
During this great age of teachers where religious factions were many and religious debate was robust, the mission of a rabbi was to become a living example of what it means to apply God’s Word to one’s life. The disciple sought to study the text, not only of Scripture but of the rabbi’s life. Even more than acquiring his master’s knowledge, he wanted to acquire his master’s character.
Join us as we lift the lid on this world to pursue a greater depth of understanding not just of what Jesus taught… but also how he made disciples, so we too can authentically walk in the dust of the Rabbi.
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