2007-08-21 05:57:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here comes the hand waving…
Well he was born in Bethlehem but he was raised in Nazareth
But wasn’t he raised in Egypt… So won’t that make him Jesus of Egypt…
Oh but he returned to Nazareth… I see…
2007-08-21 05:57:40 · update #1
Do you all ever listen to yourselves?
2007-08-21 05:58:38 · update #2
I couldn't sleep last night and watched a show on NG all about this...very interesting...
Did you know there probably wasn't even a census?
(((grim jack)))
2007-08-21 06:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Well, a little cultural background will help with this. The ancient Jews believed in an ancestral home. This was Bethlehem, the City of David for Joseph.
Jesus DID indeed live in Egypt for about 8-10 years, however, this does not make him Egyptian anymore than the 1000's of illegal immigrants in the US are Americans.
So after he was 11-12 he settled in Nazareth and lived with his family until he was 30-ish. That's over 1/2 of his life. That makes him a Nazarene.
2007-08-21 06:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by tempest_twilight2003 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The early Christian Church had no fixed date for Christmas. By some it was observed in May, by some in January and by others combined with Epiphany but all evidence seems agreed that Jesus was not born on December 25th. The reason this date was chosen in western Europe was because the winter solstice was considered the turning point of the year and the Roman festival of the winter solstice was celebrated on December 25th (dies natalis solis invicti). The Celtic and Germanic tribes held this season in veneration from the earliest times and the Norsemen believed their deities were present and active on earth from 25 Dec to 6 Jan. the Eastern Orthodox Church which is also the Greek Church did not have this association.But when you say it is more sensible to celebrate Christmas after the New Year, I am not clear why you suggest that. My suggestion is the Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church should agree on a compromise and make Christmas Day occur each year in future on January 1st, and so Christmas Eve could be on December 31st, so making December 25th and January 7th in future a normal working day so improving productivity throughout the world.
2016-05-18 23:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason Jesus was born in Bethlehem was because of the Roman census which decreed that Joseph had to register in Jerusalem because he was of King David's lineage. The place where Joseph lived and made his living was Nazareth. The young family had to escape to Egypt because Herod was ordering the murder all of the male children in Bethlehem 2yrs. old and under.
" The word of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness."
2007-08-21 06:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by mikey 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The ruler of the land had proclaimed that all newborn baby boys were to be killed because he didn't want to take any chances on the prophecy. So, Jesus' parents hightailed it to Bethlehem. They did flee to Egypt, but again for safety reasons. His family, though, was from Nazareth in Galilee when they weren't avoiding persecution.
At the time Jesus lived, people from that area were considered a bit backward, etc. They weren't the "in" crowd in the big city, so to speak. To call him "Jesus the Nazarene" was an insult from the powerful leaders, although obviously people from there wouldn't mean it as an insult. I can think of a few words today that are like that...
That's my take on it.
2007-08-21 06:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by silverlock1974 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Jesus was born in Bethlehem because Mary and Joseph were going to pay their taxes and she went into labor...
Why are people born in Germany but are Americans? Their parents went on a trip and their mom went into labor...it happens all the time. Just because you're born somewhere doesn't mean that's your culture.
2007-08-21 06:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
You are free to call him Jesus of Bethlehem in Judea.
2007-08-21 06:03:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The city of nazareth did'nt even exist during the time that christ was supposed to exist.
Funny how history has a way of shattering lies huh?
2007-08-21 07:03:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He is called Jesus of Nazareth, because the gospel authors transliterated 'Nazarite' and thought it meant 'someone from a city called Nazareth'. It was an attempt to invent a fulfilled prophecy, but they screwed it up and misread the original prophecy.
2007-08-21 06:02:27 · answer #9 · answered by wondermus 5 · 7⤊ 3⤋
So, if I was born in New York, but raised in California, my drivers license should read "New York"?
2007-08-21 07:24:49 · answer #10 · answered by RIFF 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that they don't call "Dubya from Texas" "Dubya from Connecticut."
He spent his adult years as a carpenter there, and conducted his entire ministry out of the nearby Galilean city of Capernaum.
2007-08-21 06:02:37 · answer #11 · answered by evolver 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋