Argument 2 detail: N.T. Wright claims 'sat at the feet' is a technical phrase meaning rabbinical training
Wright argues that Mary sitting at Jesus's feet (Luke 10:39) means she was being trained to become a rabbi/teacher, not merely learning as a disciple.
Wright writes: 'to sit at the teacher's feet is a way of saying you are being a student... in that very practical world you would not do this just for the sake of information... but in order to become yourself a teacher, a rabbi.' He parallels this with Paul sitting at the feet of Gamaliel in Acts 22:3.
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