was Lord Jesus educated?

[cristian_gavrilescu]

17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. (Luke 4:17-19)

the bible was made for ordinary people, easy to understand, Lord Jesus spoke simple

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (Matthew 5:37)

how to be smart when you know nothing sure? we know nothing for sure, all of us, so people like to mime intelligence, even they know zero

[Eloi]

[Eloi]

In the references in Matthew in my last post, it should be Matt. 26:23-56 instead of Matt. 23...

[cristian_gavrilescu]

he simply knew without any study
trust me

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:26)

[Elijah John]

It seems that Jesus was indeed educated. At least in the fundamentals of Judaism. Historical Jesus scholars often paint him as an illiterate peasant. I understand their reasoning, but I think they are mistaken here. I think they are overlooking Jesus own religious context of Judaism, a culture which even then valued learning, especially Torah education.

They're not overlooking the context of Judaism in first century Palestine, it just doesn't imply what you think it does. Current academic opinion is that about 3% of the Jewish population was literate (meaning that they could do more than sign their name).

I doubt that statistic.

What facts support your doubt? I've done a bit of research on this topic and can find none that do. Perhaps you've found something I've overlooked.


Tcg

My reasoning was contained in the subsequent lines that you omitted from your quote. What facts have you uncovered in your research that suggest (or prove) that Jesus was illiterate?

Do illiterate people read from scrolls?

Some things are indeed fabricated in the Bible, but what makes you think the reading was?

Judaism, like Christianity and Islam are religions of "the Book", as such their devotees pretty much need to be able to read. Religious study is a Mitzvot in Judaism. So it stands to follow that it is not far-fetched that the faithful were indeed able to read. Especially the leaders, and Jesus was a leader and was called "Rabbi".

[Difflugia]

[brianbbs67]

Yeshua was most likely a stone mason as builders rarely used wood except for ships.

Also, yes, diffulgia, Pontious could have spoken Hebrew or Aramaic. But, Would not the son of God be equipped for the task?(assuming he is)

[Difflugia]

But, Would not the son of God be equipped for the task?(assuming he is)

Absolutely. That's not a statistical argument, though, which is what Elijah John was making.

[cristian_gavrilescu]

you missing the point, christianity is about how to be right, not smart

[wannabe]

Jesus was educated.
By God.
Otherwise the whole of Christianity falls apart.

[Avoice]

You don't know if he was educated yet call him lord.
What is educated to you? Educated in :what way?