RE: How Jesus became a carpenter
February 8, 2015 at 1:37 am
(This post was last modified: February 8, 2015 at 1:49 am by Drich.)
The work Tekton does not support a figurative meaning. It literally means a wood worker/laborer. Neither does the context. In context the pharasees were using a worn out atheist tactic of trying to dismiss Christ based on his pedigree rather than what He says or did. (Ad hoc attack) so calling a carpenter here is meant literally to try and make him easier to try and dismiss in their minds.