(False) Prophet, fisherman (for people / souls), roman legionnaire (like his father), baker (because it is said 'lord, give us our daily bread')... The man must've come by money one way or another, or did he raid lots of temples "ousting merchants" (and keep the loot for himself) ?
2007-09-17 00:46:30 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I won't read the bible, I don't have one anymore, I think, or maybe in a little hidden corner, who knows...
2007-09-17 00:53:41 · update #1
wHO KNOWS - IM SURE THESE LOVELY "CHRISTIANS" WILL GIVE U A MULTITUDE OF DIFFRENT ANSWRES
......Thats what christiand do.
2007-09-17 00:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you read the Bible very closely, and read a little Jewish history, you'll find that Jesus was a Rabbi.
Not just any kind of Rabbi... Jesus was an Exorcist. In this day and age, we would call him a "con man". This is where knowing a little bit of Jewish history will help you understand.
Exorcism was widely practiced in Jesus day, because they believed that sickness and disease were caused by 2 things; curses from God (in which case you were on your own...), or demonic possession. When someone was sick, it was necessary to remove the cause of the illness by removing the demons causing it. There is actually only one real distinction between the exorcisms of Jesus and those of other Rabbi's of the day. When a demon was exorcized, it was necessary to know it's name, so the exorcist could call the proper angel to come cast the demon out. Jesus is the first person known to have called directly on God rather than angels for his exorcisms.
Since exorcists were healers, they were welcome in just about any major town. Probably because the gullibility factor is higher in larger populations. Indeed, if you read the Bible closely, you will find that Jesus has quite a bit of trouble in small towns.
The Bible gives some clues to the role of Jesus as an Exorcist. There are several stories in which he is quite clearly exorcisin demons. My personal favorite is the exorcism of the pigs. Jesus exorcises some demons from a herd of pigs, the pigs run off a cliff, and the farmers run Jesus out of town, LOL.
Anyway, there are several career exorcists known in Jewish history from around Jesus time, and they all follow pretty much the same pattern. Perform a few minor miracles to show that you are in the grace of God, gather a following, perform new and improved miracles, foretell the future, perform some exorcisms, raise the dead, etc. The idea was that in order to drum up business, you needed to continually increase the "wow factor" of the miracles you performed. Raising the dead was usually the big one, and Jesus public life pretty much ends after he raises the dead.
As for money, Jesus was simply a professional mooch who relied on the Jewish laws of hospitality for virtually everything.
-SD-
Incidentally, the whole carpenter bit is not precisely correct. The actual translation for Josephs profession means "hand worker" which is more like a handy-man or maintenance man. Joseph was more like a janitor.
2007-09-17 08:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
His earthly father Joseph was a carpenter. His heavenly Father owned the universe and everything else in it. Once Jesus needed money for taxes and He sent Peter to get money from the mouth of a fish. Jesus wanted to take 5000 people out to dinner and he turned 3 fish and 2 loaves of bread into a buffet to feed 5000. With this capability He didn't need money for food. They slept with friends or on the ground most of the time. He needed a ride and all his disciples had to tell the person that owned the donkey that the Lord had need of the ride. If you saw Jesus on the street and you had $1000.00 in your pocket, you could not wait until you gave Him whatever He needed. The Lord controls hearts and minds. Normally only the Lord can change hearts and minds. He created you and everything else and He holds it all together. Jesus Christ has need for nothing. It is all His. You are just given dominion over it until Christ returns. He will be returning soon.
2007-09-17 07:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His avocation was a carpenter, like St. Joseph. But when an itenerent preacher like Jesus started going around from place to place "giving inspirational speeches,' and healing the sick and stuff, the people of the town he stay in traditionally gave him and his followers something to eat and places to sleep.
So He was a carpenter for a while, but after he started preaching and teaching, he probably laid that aside to take it on the road.
2007-09-17 07:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Acorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well fortunately, or unfortunately, there is absolutely no one alive who can tell you for sure what his profession was, if he even had any.
His father, Joseph, was a carpenter. I heard he built houses. Most likely Jesus helped his father and then carried on for himself. Because, thats what everyone did in those days.
2007-09-17 07:55:56 · answer #5 · answered by esoteric_knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the bible he was a carpenter like Joseph.
2007-09-17 07:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a carpenter like Joseph for most of his life. He relied on the charity of others for sustenance when he began teaching.
You don't have to believe, but at least respect others' beliefs they way you would like yours respected.
2007-09-17 07:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a carpenter. I believe that he made money after his prophet status the same way most religions do today.. through donations.
2007-09-17 07:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by MELISSA B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Carpenter! Read the book!
2007-09-17 07:51:31 · answer #9 · answered by Allan C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am curious why an obvious non believer would care at all, but he was a carpenter as in my boss is a Jewish Carpenter.
2007-09-17 07:52:13 · answer #10 · answered by jessielynn 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was a Carpenter, but he was also a 'fisher of men'. He did not need to survive by his carpentry but was provided for by his faith and his disciples ... apparently. I'm not saying that's true or false but it actually seems reasonable to me. What say you?
2007-09-17 07:53:30 · answer #11 · answered by Quandary 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋