Pedagogy Of The Disciples

Definition

Christ’s repeated command to the disciples and witnesses not to reveal His messianic identity, so as to avoid inflaming the people’s false political expectations of an earthly king

Episodes

Biblical References

  • Matt. 8:14-17; Mark 1:29-34; Luke 4:38-41 — Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them. When it was evening, many demon-posses
  • Isaiah 53:4 (quoted in Matt. 8:17) — But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done. In this way what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled
  • Matt. 4:23-25; Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44 — Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people. So a report about him spread throughout Syria. Pe
  • Luke 4:16-30 — Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the sc
  • Luke 4:14-15 — *Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all. *
  • Matt. 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6 — Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there. Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mirac