Was Jesus educated?

[Isaacsname]

Hahaha, we'll see about that

 

[South Bound]

Hahaha, we'll see about that

Actually, those of us who know the Bible have already seen.

 

[oi_antz]

This is what Indians call "heap big heresy".

But don't worry. Nestorius would love your post.

You can call it whatever you want and put any words in the mouth of an Indian too, because I know that you are only pleasing yourself. I am not an Indian, to be offended by this.

However, to convince me that it indeed is heresy, you will need to provide evidence greater than the opinion of a majority. Is there scriptural indication that Jesus was omniscient? There is scriptural indication that He communed with God, and that The Holy Spirit dwelled upon Him. Furthermore, if Jesus had eyes and ears in one place only, how can He know what happens out of range of those devices? It seems to me, you have your beliefs and don't think much about it.

 

[South Bound]

You can call it whatever you want and put any words in the mouth of an Indian too, because I know that you are only pleasing yourself. I am not an Indian, to be offended by this.

However, to convince me that it indeed is heresy, you will need to provide evidence greater than the opinion of a majority. Is there scriptural indication that Jesus was omniscient? There is scriptural indication that He communed with God, and that The Holy Spirit dwelled upon Him. Furthermore, if Jesus had eyes and ears in one place only, how can He know what happens out of range of those devices? It seems to me, you have your beliefs and don't think much about it.

You can insult me all you like, but you're still the one in heresy, Nestorius.

 

[oi_antz]

You can insult me all you like, but you're still the one in heresy, Nestorius.

Doesn't matter to me. The road to destruction is broad and many go that way.

 

[aiki]

He could read Hebrew, but that does not mean he could understand it. There is no evidence that he could write.

Um, not to be nit-picky, but Jesus did write (Jn. 8:6). And there is no where in Scripture where it says he didn't know how to write.

Selah.

 

[aiki]

Oops. I see SouthBound already noted Jesus writing on the ground. I'm a little late to this party...

 

[Catherineanne]

Um, not to be nit-picky, but Jesus did write (Jn. 8:6). And there is no where in Scripture where it says he didn't know how to write.

Selah.

On the ground; probably a doodle.

I am afraid that is not enough evidence that he was able to write; assuming that he could is anachonistic. If the Lord had written anything meaningful, we would have copies of it in the Bible; Letter of the Lord to Peter, Letter of the Lord to Mary. There are no such writings.

There is no evidence of him writing to Mary and Martha with his condolences, to say he is on his way, or to those in Capernaum or Galilee to encourage them. When he sent word, he sent a messenger, not a letter. And this remains true today; when he wants to tell us something he does so by the Holy Spirit, or by a Christian friend. He doesn't send us a letter.

 

[Catherineanne]

Oops. I see SouthBound already noted Jesus writing on the ground. I'm a little late to this party...

No problem. : )

 

[oi_antz]

You can insult me all you like, but you're still the one in heresy, Nestorius.

I have looked a bit into Nestorius. This USIA stuff seems a bit strange, not something that I have come up with, and it's not a concept I will easily accept. Seems a bit like the common fashion of assumptions that ancient Christian fathers don't mind making when they want to try and justify some idea they like. No, I think you are wrong about Nestorius and me. But anyway I did welcome reasonable arguments in post #23, with an invitation for explanation and specific question asked. It's OK though that you prefered to ad-hominum. I did not pay much attention to it this morning, but later I got curious and found out about him. I should inform you I do not resonate with Nestorius, but also I wouldn't particularly be bothered if I did. The story around his disappointment is not particularly damning toward him IMO but more damning toward anyone who respects that sort of order IMO.

 

[ToBeLoved]

The Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as a reader in the local synagogue. I don't know if there's much more direct evidence than that.

Literacy was something Judaism put quite a bit of emphasis on. Though that doesn't necessarily mean that every family had the means to have their children educated; so the question was to what end Mary and Joseph would have been able to have Jesus educated is completely open. Given Luke's account that Jesus was able to read, well that might be able to indicate for us that the Holy Family was able to do well enough financially for Jesus to get a basic education, at least the ability to read. Jesus also shows a great deal of rabbinical knowledge, He is--for example--able to paraphrase Hillel the Elder when He says "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"; Hillel had said many years earlier "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor." So Jesus certainly seems well enough versed in rabbinical teaching and argument.

-CryptoLutheran

Don't you think though that since Jesus was both God and man, that He knew the scriptures better than anyone? I don't know if I am convinced He would have had to study. He was also in constant prayer with the Father, and being without sin, He had the inside scoop on scripture very early on.

 

[ToBeLoved]

Don't you think though that since Jesus was both God and man, that He knew the scriptures better than anyone? I don't know if I am convinced He would have had to study. He was also in constant prayer with the Father, and being without sin, He had the inside scoop on the Law early on.

 

[Catherineanne]

Don't you think though that since Jesus was both God and man, that He knew the scriptures better than anyone? I don't know if I am convinced He would have had to study. He was also in constant prayer with the Father, and being without sin, He had the inside scoop on scripture very early on.

Fully human means what it says; Jesus did not have magic powers. What the Lord knew he had to learn, the same as all of us. When he healed or performed a miracle he did this by prayer and by faith; the power was that of God himself.

Certainly he studied the Scriptures, but he did so bit by bit, hour by hour, as a boy and later as a man. He did not use magic.

 

[ToBeLoved]

Fully human means what it says; Jesus did not have magic powers. What the Lord knew he had to learn, the same as all of us. When he healed or performed a miracle he did this by prayer and by faith; the power was that of God himself.

Certainly he studied the Scriptures, but he did so bit by bit, hour by hour, as a boy and later as a man. He did not use magic.

I was not saying that he used magic in any way.

What I was saying is that through prayer He knew the Father's will, which is perfect. Because He was in constant prayer with the Father, was why He did not sin. That relationship with the Father then only enhanced and made perfect how Jesus understood scripture.