(October 13, 2013 at 1:58 pm)John V Wrote: I don't need to make an explanation as you don't present an argument. You bold three words, but do nothing to establish the timeframe or that this was their house.
Prey tell then, whose house was it? Were they staying at their aunt Ruth's while stopping in Bethlehem? Why not say so, then? The Bible gives names to every minor character, including the blind beggar outside Jericho that Jesus healed (Blind Bart). Why not explain that little detail? "What, house, where'd they get that?" And if they could get a house, why did they try to stay at an inn (Luke) and ultimately end up in a manger? And why did Joseph try to return to Bethlehem at all from Egypt? Why not just go back to Nazareth if that was his home town? 2:21-22 makes no sense except that Bethlehem was Joseph's home town.
And the time-frame is set by the lives and administrations of the named rulers in the Gospel accounts.
So go ahead with your ad hocs now.
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