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In Luke 4 Jesus unrolls the scroll and reads Isaiah 61: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. When announcing his ministry Jesus also declares himself different from other Rabbis. Matthew 7:28-29 reads: 'Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.' This can be seen when Jesus is asked, 'Is it lawful for a devout Jew to pay taxes to the Roman authorities?' (Matthew 22:15-22), 'What must I do to inherit eternal life?' (Mark 10:17-22) and 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' (Matthew 18:1-6).īut the gospels also emphasise Jesus' difference from normal Rabbis. Someone asks the Rabbi a question, he then answers and expands it to make a point. One teaching technique common among Rabbis which appears in the gospels is the question and answer. 'Christianity', of course, did not exist until after Jesus' death and for those watching Jesus travelling, preaching and teaching, he was much like their Rabbis who taught the scriptures each week in synagogues. To understand why Jesus was called this we must first remember that Jesus was a Jew. During the prayer, bread crumbs are tossed into the waters to symbolically cast away sins. Orthodox Jews take part in the Tashlich prayer, a Rosh Hashanah ritual, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in the southern city of Ashdod. In the gospels the disciples repeatedly refer to Jesus as 'Rabbi', which is an Aramaic word meaning 'teacher' or 'master'. Jesus' names and titles in the Bible range from 'Prince of Peace' to 'Immanuel' but to those who knew him best he was simply 'Rabbi'.