Why do you think that King James and his scribes decided that the "learned man" had to be a "carpenter"?

Question

After all, Jesus was not called "carpenter", he was called Rabbi.

Answer 1

Have you read the New Testament?

Answer 2

The reference to carpenter is from Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3.

Jews traditionally learned their trade from their father, working during the week, and observing the Sabbath.

In the Mark verse, Jesus is specifically named as a carpenter.

Answer 3

Well people seeing that Enigma is a carpenter and has an IQ that is estimated 215 . I think he knows that carpenters are smart . It doesn't take a learned man to preach to others . It does take a learned man to be a carpenter ! And yes he has read the new testament he has read the whole bible !



Jesus was a carpenter by trade a Rabbi by blood because for him to have been a Rabbi Joseph had to have been a Rabbi in those days !

Answer 4

Actually the word literally translated means more like "artisan".

Answer 5

Jesus was a carpenter by trade. Not hard to figure out.

By the way, I believe you just insulted a bunch of people who do carpentry for a living. Why can't they be both educated and carpenters?

Answer 6

He was a carpenter by trade. Rabbi means teacher, which was his second profession.