Given that Israels buildings were constructed of stones and rocks Jesus likely worked as a stonemason rather than a carpenter. The majority of homes in Israel as noted by Hebraic scholar James W.
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In addition to being a prophecy Jesus words were possibly a reminder of the significance of the spiritual over the physical.
Was jesus a carpenter or stone mason. But now Griffith was saying the Lord was probably a stonemason. There is every evidence from Scripture that before He began His ministry Jesus was employed as a carpenter. 1 a worker in wood a carpenter joiner builder a a ships carpenter or builder.
Tekton as craftsman The Greek word used to describe Jesus and Joseph as a carpenter in the New Testament is τέκτων or tekton Strongs G5045 which is defined as. This distinction was already a classic one as the Greek already frequently used the word téktōn to refer specifically to a carpenter using lithólogos for stone worker and laxeutés for mason. Ad True Belief in Jesus Christ.
The term tekton could be any kind of craftsman including one who worked with wood. The Greek scriptures do not say carpenter specifically but tekton which means builder stone mason. More likely Joseph.
Maybe its because the Hebrew word for carpenter and stone mason are exactly the same. A homebuilder at the time would have also had woodworking skills but again they would have been manly workers of stone which certainly adds logic and more depth to Zchtist SD the stone that was rejected. Jesus and Joseph would have formed and made nine out of ten projects from stone either by chiseling or carving the stone or stacking building blocks i Does this mean that Jesus never worked with wood.
Jesus told His disciples that those structures would all be thrown down Not one stone here will be left on another. 100s of Bible verses not heard in church. Every one will be thrown down Mark 131-2.
For over 40 years I thought Jesus was a carpenter and even wrote an article that implied as much. Now is it possible that Jesus was a carpenter. But this is just as unclear as the tradition about Jesus being a carpenter.
Whether Jesus was a carpenter working with wood or a stonemason has no bearing on his work as Savior of the world but it does help us when we read the Bible bringing a fresh sense of his words and their meaning. The majority of homes in Israel as noted by Hebraic scholar James W. However it would seem that Jesus would not have been in business for 20-years if he primarily worked in wood.
His earthly father Joseph was also a carpenter which means that Jesus was likely His fathers apprentice. Jesus was not a carpenter. Israel is a wood-scarce country as is Nazareth where Jesus lived.
Fleming are constructed with stone. According to Kwon the town is completely surrounded by stone which makes it unlikely he was a carpenter. While we cant say conclusively one way or the other the fact is that a man attempting to make a living as a wood carpenter.
Now most of you may agree with me since we now know that Jesus was not a carpenter but a stone mason. So what was Jesus vocation growing up. It was a bit of a shock for me.
In other words when Jesus was laid in a manger it was a stone manger. Jesus and Joseph would have formed and made nine out of ten projects. 100s of Bible verses not heard in church.
Ad True Belief in Jesus Christ. If Justin Martyr is correct then Joseph and Jesus were primarily carpenters and as Lou and Nida have stated they probably also worked with masonry and metal in order to make items of wood. I learned that Jesus was not a carpenter but He was a stonemason because there was nothing but rock in Israel then.
Many modern woodworkers also have secondary skills in masonry and metal since items constructed primarily of wood often have parts made of metal or stone or must be secured to something else with metal or stone. Thats probably why the Greek word tekton was used because the original Hebrew word for Jesus occupation was not specific. Jesus and Joseph would have formed and made nine out of ten projects from stone either by chiseling or carving the stone or stacking building blocks Trees are not plentiful in the region of the world where Jesus lived making it thereby less likely that he used wood in his daily work.
Serious Christian scholars in the region are in near consensus that Jesus and Joseph were stone masons as that was the primary building material of the context. He probably spent hours helping his father shape and cut stones. Fleming are constructed with stone.
The Aramaic equivalent to tekton also means SCHOLAR which jibes well with the indications in the gospels and elsewhere that Jesus had been a Pharisee before the start of his ministry.
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