RE: Could/would Jesus replace and/or correct his own teeth without the need of a modern dentist?
January 25, 2013 at 11:02 am
(January 25, 2013 at 9:32 am)Drich Wrote: What are "bad or missing" teeth without the perspective of our modern dentists? In order for their to be a judgement good or bad someone has to be there to point out the difference. If their were none who could effect change or rather fix what was bad or broken, then in this case teeth just become teeth and being crooked, hurt and falling out is just what they did. My question is why would Christ "fix something" just to meet a modern standard. God the son came to live among us, to endure our hardships and trials, and ultimately die having been tested with all this life can offer.
According to the Bible, Jesus was a healer, not a dentist. He could have healed someone suffering from a tooth abscess but there was no way he could have given anyone modern dental treatment. I'm guessing this kind of thing would have applied to himself.
I'm an atheist so I don't believe that Jesus was God the son. I still think it's possible that there was an historical Jesus although he's been so obscured by legends it's impossible to discover the true details of his life now. If he did exist his teeth would have followed the general pattern of humans living in his place and time. I can't find any archaeological report about the condition of teeth in dug up bodies originating from this period in Palestine, though.
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