So what made a disciple? The answer lies in three blocks.   Community . The life of the community was knit together where they encourage and held each other accountable.   The synagogue was the centerpiece of the community.   It was here that people worshiped and were educated in the practices of Judaism.    It was here that the community studied the Scriptures and came together to worship a living God!     J. Julius Scott writes,  “In Jewish areas the synagogue was the property of the town. Providing a building, necessary equipment and supervision was the responsibility of the government.   In non-Jewish areas this responsibility fell to the Jewish community as a whole.” [i]     Even though there was no designated officers to conduct the worship service in the synagogue to “read, preach, and pray”, it fell on the males of the community to lead these practices!   There was “the chief of the synagogue, who was in overall charge of its affairs, who was appointed by th