RE: How Jesus became a carpenter
February 7, 2015 at 3:31 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2015 at 3:38 pm by Nope.)
(February 7, 2015 at 3:28 pm)Heywood Wrote:(February 7, 2015 at 3:18 pm)Nope Wrote: Which bible verses claim that Mary and Joseph were poor? I'm not being sarcastic, I am curious.
When Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph sacrificed two turtle doves at the Temple. According to the book of Leviticus, this is the sacrifice offered by poor people.
I wonder what was considered 'poor' in those times. Were you poor only if you couldn't feed your family or were you still poor if you owned a home and business but had trouble making ends meet? Did they even have a middle class?
Thanks for answering the question. I had forgotten about that verse
Did the bible writers forget that the young family had been given expensive gifts by the wise men or did they receive the gifts after they paid for the two turtle doves to be sacrificed at the temple?