tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post6381326734049641670..comments2023-11-05T17:34:53.515+08:00Comments on Realm of the Lone Grey Squirrel: Neither I Condemn YouLone Grey Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-38161337415373351842008-11-28T23:37:00.000+08:002008-11-28T23:37:00.000+08:00thanks, Mago!thanks, Mago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-17963619285318687872008-11-27T23:50:00.000+08:002008-11-27T23:50:00.000+08:00cabcree,Thanks for the explanation. I thought it ...cabcree,<BR/>Thanks for the explanation. I thought it might have been celtic or something.<BR/><BR/>Mago,<BR/>Thanks for the research and explanation. I agree that that is the most likely thing to have occurred. That is, Jesus was taught to read the scriptures. His wisdom and understanding though was certainly exceptional.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-61181562461063037982008-11-27T22:29:00.000+08:002008-11-27T22:29:00.000+08:00As I learned from a church-lexicon which is online...As I learned from a church-lexicon which is online (the old Bautz, reliable, but sorrily German only) the common understanding is that he was born into a rural family as the oldest son and so followed his father's profession doing construction. As a reaction of the Roman conquer of the country the Jews seemingly turned to religion and became more stable in believe and strengthened their church by holding to the rules - it was common Roman policies to let the religions of conquered people alone as long as it would not be a danger to the Roman state - later the Christian "no" to a human being celebrated as god, the emperor, lead to the "Verfolgung", the circus etc. - nothing indicates that Joseph and Mary would have followed another path in bringing up their children (somewhere brothers and sisters of Jesus are mentioned, Mk 6?), so they surely followed the tradition and that means the boy has to learn to read and proof it when he comes to age to become a full member of the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-47983856481852191932008-11-26T14:36:00.000+08:002008-11-26T14:36:00.000+08:00I think he learned to read and to write. He knows ...I think he learned to read and to write. He knows the holy scriptures and has the ability to explain them. Regularily a boy at his bar-mitzwa has to read form the scriptures in front of the community to proof that he can read, so he can attend the rite as full member of the community. I'll look for some literature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-75176881754645458402008-11-26T01:52:00.000+08:002008-11-26T01:52:00.000+08:00"cabcree" is just Rebecca. Nothing special. :) Tha..."cabcree" is just Rebecca. Nothing special. :) Thanks for the insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-24912780053392873402008-11-26T00:38:00.000+08:002008-11-26T00:38:00.000+08:00marja,so simple and yet so difficult.cabcree,Inter...marja,<BR/>so simple and yet so difficult.<BR/><BR/>cabcree,<BR/>Interesting point. I am just guessing here but the account in Luke chapter 2 and verse 41 onwards reads;<BR/>'41 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Festival, according to the custom. 43 After the Festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."<BR/><BR/> 49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" [e] 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.<BR/><BR/> 51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And as Jesus grew up, he increased in wisdom and in favor with God and people."<BR/><BR/>it would seem to suggest that his wisdom was of a supernatural nature. So his reading and writing may also be supernatural. On the other hand, he may have been taught to read the scriptures at the synagogue which I think was the custom then. <BR/><BR/>On a totally different tack, I was wondering if the name "cabcree" had a meaning.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-80852871098901083932008-11-25T22:25:00.000+08:002008-11-25T22:25:00.000+08:00I've noticed what Mago said as well. I'm not sure ...I've noticed what Mago said as well. I'm not sure all the significance, but one thing I continue to find fascinating is that He could read (Mark 4:16-20) and write. It's my understanding that the poor in that day and age were not educated. Maybe I've missed it in my readings, but did He learn to read and write just because He is God? Or did His family know how and teach Him? Or did He actually go to school? I'm very curious.<BR/><BR/>I also love this passage. The more I read the Bible the more I see God's love and grace. It's hard to see sometimes, but its definitely there. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder as well! I'm always needing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-85341194207906862762008-11-25T16:20:00.000+08:002008-11-25T16:20:00.000+08:00Yes it is a beautiful passage. If only we would no...Yes it is a beautiful passage. If only we would not only listen to this but live like it.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-26299514395856156522008-11-25T11:20:00.000+08:002008-11-25T11:20:00.000+08:00Dr. John,Thank you but as you know it is God that...Dr. John,<BR/>Thank you but as you know it is God that prompts and God that changes the heart.<BR/><BR/>Mago,<BR/>A very good point. I wonder what the significance is of Jesus writing in the sand. It was a very deliberate act and clearly meant something to the Gospel writer who records it with such great detail.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-57279390076816937172008-11-25T11:18:00.000+08:002008-11-25T11:18:00.000+08:00janice,It was God who prompted me to write this po...janice,<BR/>It was God who prompted me to write this post. i had several others in mind but He kept bringing me back to this one. Glad it was relevant and helpful for you.<BR/><BR/>cz,<BR/>I am glad. :)Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-59329253632665063882008-11-25T11:17:00.000+08:002008-11-25T11:17:00.000+08:00daysgoby,I am awestruck by a God of infinite, awes...daysgoby,<BR/>I am awestruck by a God of infinite, awesome and frightening power dealing so gently with the poor in spirit while having little patience for self-righteous hypocrites who seek to judge others instead of examining themselves.<BR/><BR/>Molly, <BR/>Another verse comes to mind where Jesus warns "not to look for a speck in a brother's eye when you cannot see the log in your own eye." Also shows that Jesus had a sense of comedic visual humor.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-29281671341534539102008-11-25T09:44:00.000+08:002008-11-25T09:44:00.000+08:00Well spoken.It's one of the few (or even the only ...Well spoken.<BR/><BR/>It's one of the few (or even the only ?) passage where he writes. He writes in the sand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-86494050613433376382008-11-25T03:01:00.000+08:002008-11-25T03:01:00.000+08:00Wow! What a great blog entry. Now if only everyone...Wow! What a great blog entry. Now if only everyone who reads it would apply it to their own lives the world would be a little nicer place.Dr.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752941912945095736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-64889409376690394112008-11-24T10:49:00.000+08:002008-11-24T10:49:00.000+08:00"This is also an example for all of us to be more ..."This is also an example for all of us to be more generous and less judgmental to those around us."<BR/><BR/>For this very reason it is one of my favorite pasages, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-60836828580514870542008-11-24T10:06:00.000+08:002008-11-24T10:06:00.000+08:00I was delighted to read this today LGS. I am in ne...I was delighted to read this today LGS. I am in need of being less critical of a situation. Thank you for sharing this reminder.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-10995746692722779642008-11-24T09:50:00.000+08:002008-11-24T09:50:00.000+08:00If we would all look to ourselves before we rush t...If we would all look to ourselves before we rush to judge or to criticize......mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-35010596649339590182008-11-24T02:38:00.000+08:002008-11-24T02:38:00.000+08:00I would not have picked that particular passage as...I would not have picked that particular passage as my favorite (because it wouldn't have struck me) but the way you explain it - it illuminates what I believe - that God is a wondrous, forgiving, loving spirit.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308665452575511461noreply@blogger.com