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Apr
12
2026
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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