As we begin surveying what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, let me frame our discussion with a few thoughts: First, Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi, or teacher, who used a rabbinical method for disciple making. We will discuss this is more detail later. Second, the word disciple means “learner” or “follower.” It was often used in a technical sense in first-century Judaism to describe the student of a rabbi. Third, the process Jesus used to make disciples was a rabbinical system built on progressive levels