What Jesus a Rabbi?

Question

Sorry, that should be Was and not What.

Answer 1

Simple answer. No.

The use of the word rabbi in the New Testament is anachronistic to refer to Jesus as a rabbi.

The title of Rabbi did not begin until after the destruction of the Second Temple.

The root of the word Rabbi is rav, meaning great. A Rabbi refers to one great in knowledge of Torah and while teaching is a very big part of what a Rabbi does, the word moreh is teacher in Hebrew.

EDIT: Thumbs down for a factually correct answer?
Don't take my word for it. Look it up.
EDIT AGAIN TO ELABORATE WITH a part of an answer I just wrote trying to explain what Jesus and the Pharisees had against one another.
I do not assume that Jesus DID have such a problem with the Pharisees, especially since so many of this most popular "quotes" are the precise teachings OF the Pharisees!

I think that it was the writers of the New Testament who had the problems with the Pharisees and the strict adherence to Torah.

The Pharisees were the sect that later produced Rabbinic Judaism, but from their beginnings a couple of hundred years prior to Jesus' day and until the destruction of the Temple, the title RABBI did not exist. The title Rabban began conemporary with the beginnings of Christianity and was applied ONLY to the LEADER of the Sanhedrin..the court comprised of the most learned and respected men who displayed in their lives the most ethical and moral values of Torah and only a few such men bore this title within a generation of Jesus. The Sanhedrin certainly did not confer to either Jeuss or Paul this title as there is no record of either them or any similarly styled "rebel" in their many writings. It is anachronistic to refer to Jesus or anyone before about 90 CE as Rabbi in the sense of the type of religious teacher they refer to when using it. Yohanan ben Zakai's students after the siege of Jerusalem, began first conferring this "title" to other learned sages who upheld Torah. So before 70 CE..there were no rabbis. There was ONE Rabban, who led the Sanhedrin...This explanation I think I may copypaste onto another question I just answered LOL..as it also elaborates on why Jesus wasn't a rabbi!

Answer 2

In the ancient world, there was no formal ordination for rabbis in the sense that modern Christians will ordain a pastor or priest. All that was required to be a rabbi was was to be someone who understood the scriptures and was able to teach its meaning to those gathered at the synagogue.

Given that qualification, Jesus, a Jewish man of age who had both studied scripture and prayed regularly to G-d about it, was accurately called rabbi. He taught with the authority of one who had been with G-d when the scripture was given.

(Jesus was not a "Christian", only because Christians are followers of Jesus.)

Answer 3

A Rabbi was a teacher, there were many of them in those days. They were usually not extremely educated, in essence they were more like politicians than trained priests. They gained followings and often led their followers to the grave. Today a Rabbi is seen as a more educated Jewish priest but in those days it was virtually anyone who taught publicly, they need not be an actual member of the temple.

Answer 4

Rabbi means teacher. Jesus was a rabbi.

Answer 5

The term "Rabbi" means "teacher".
So yes, he was the ultimate "Rabbi".
Oftentimes, the jewish rabbis would quote
some other rabbi.
But Jesus, spoke with authority like no other
and those who heard Him teach,
were astonished at His wisdom.

Answer 6

Yes, I believe so.


Jesus was a rabbi named Yeshua ben Yoseph.

Paul invented a Christ by applying the same old much used sun god's stories to this rabbi.

Answer 7

Yes, and John the Baptizer is once addressed as Rabbi.—Joh 3:26.

Answer 8

according to the bible Rabbi meant Master and was used mainly by the corrupt who were seeking fame etc. i don't remember Jesus calling himself Rabbi.

Answer 9

Definitely Not

Answer 10

He had demonstrated his lack of character necessary to be a teacher, from a young age. He wouldn't have been acceptable for such a position as teacher, let alone messiah.