Luke 2:46

Edgar Foster questioning1 at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 5 15:25:22 EDT 1999


Dear Jim,

Is it possible that Jesus was "cross-examining" or interrogating the
teachers? What about Luke's evaluation of this event in Lk 2:47?

Sincerely,

Edgar

___________________________________________________ 

--- Jim West <jwest at highland.net> wrote:

> As of legal age to receive his bar mitzvah- Jesus
> was in the Temple
> listening to the elders and asking and answering
> questions.  There is
> nothing unusual about this at all.  It does not
> indicate that Jesus was
> precocious or particularly learned.  He wasnt the
> first to engage in
> chatechetical discussions with the Jerusalem priests
> nor the last.
> 
> Take a look at the film "Yentl" and you will get a
> good feel for the type of
> discussion that was going on.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jim
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Jim West, ThD
> email- jwest at highland.net
> web page-  http://web.infoave.net/~jwest
> 
> 

===
Edgar Foster
Classics Major
Lenoir-Rhyne College

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