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Biblical Clarity

Biblical & Theological Research

Apr
12
2026
Hermeneutics Discipleship Second Temple Judaism
The Marks of a Disciple: A Hermeneutical and Practical Recovery

Recovering the talmidic model from its Second Temple Jewish context to identify five constitutive marks of discipleship for the contemporary church

When believers speak the word "disciple" in any modern Christian church, what laypeople understand it to mean depends on their religious background and the lessons they learned during their formative years. This paper argues that the Western church's inability…

Fernando J. Padron  ·  John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University
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Feb
2
2026
Ecclesiology Missiology Church Models
A Comparative Analysis of Attractional and Missional Church Paradigms

Defending the attractional model as the more biblically grounded framework for fulfilling the Great Commission

Scholars and church leaders often center on two competing approaches to the Great Commission — the missional and attractional church models. This paper argues that the attractional model offers a more biblically grounded approach, demonstrating that from Sol…

Fernando J. Padron  ·  John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University
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