Rabbi and Talmidim

I have a bookmark to a favorite site called Follow The Rabbi. It's a ministry started by Ray VanderLaan ... he does trips to Turkey, Israel etc. He has lots of great articles and references on his site. I was reading there today this article ...

Jesus was born, grew up, and spent his ministry among people who knew Scripture by memory, who debated its application with enthusiasm, and who loved God with all their hearts, all their souls and all their might.

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