Biblical Hermeneutics

PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN
Derash Group
The word “disciple” refers to ones who were disciplined or taught The word “apostle” means
“one who is sent out.” While Jesus was on earth, His twelve followers were called disciples.
The twelve disciples followed Jesus Christ, learned from Him, and were trained by Him. After
His resurrection and ascension, Jesus sent the disciples out to be His witnesses (Matthew
28:18-20; Acts 1:8). They were then referred to as the twelve apostles.
Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:14-19, and Luke 6:13-16: And when day came, he called his
disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Simon, whom he named
Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and
Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the
Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
The Drash Gospel is Matthew. Matthew presents Messiah as the King, the Lion of Judah the
Branch of David (Jer. 23:5-6 ; Is. 11:1f) symbolized by the face of the lion in Ezekiel 1.
Jesus is the Son of God
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