They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.  Mark 1:21  

 

- Study began at age five or six in elementary school, called bet sefer. Boys studied and memorized the Torah. Because women were worship leaders in first-century synagogues to the children, girls studied Psalms, Proverbs, Deuteronomy, and Leviticus.

 

- At age twelve, girls usually left school to get married.  Boys studied the more complicated oral interpretation of the Torah. Question-and-answer sessions between teacher and student were added to the memorization drills.

 

- Students became a religious adult at age thirteen, and gifted students continued their studies beyond this age in secondary school, beth midrash. Here they began the process of studying the Torah and the Haftorah (the rest of the Hebrew Testament) and applying it to specific situations.  Many students studied half the day, and learned a trade the other half. 

 

- After age 15, the truly gifted would travel and study with a famous rabbi as a talmid (disciple). The disciple's goal was to "become like their rabbi" by learning and applying the wisdom of Torah and oral tradition to daily situations.

 

- At thirty, gifted students entered their full ability and often became a rabbi themselves.

 

For the Christian today  we must ALWAYS be learning more about the Mind, Method, Manner and Ministry of Jesus  AND telling and showing others about Him.