Except that since his parents knew he was the son of God, and so did he (some indications even before he was baptized), why would he necessarily follow a normal cultural mode?
There's much wrong with this statement. First, his parents would be using "son of G-d" in the sense that any holy person would be. Remember, it was much later (Nicea, or thereabouts) that claimed divinity. Second, he had a briss before he was baptized: By his words, you had to be Jewish before you could be Christian. Third, this wasn't some fleeting "cultural norm", it was religious practice. As a very devout Jew, he would follow the precepts of Judaism and (just as important) no one would take him seriously if he didn't.
If someone wrote a biography of your life, Anonymous, your story might not include what kind of car you drove. But if you didn't drive a car, that would be a major detail. Kapesh?
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Date: 2006-06-06 02:28 pm (UTC)There's much wrong with this statement. First, his parents would be using "son of G-d" in the sense that any holy person would be. Remember, it was much later (Nicea, or thereabouts) that claimed divinity. Second, he had a briss before he was baptized: By his words, you had to be Jewish before you could be Christian. Third, this wasn't some fleeting "cultural norm", it was religious practice. As a very devout Jew, he would follow the precepts of Judaism and (just as important) no one would take him seriously if he didn't.
If someone wrote a biography of your life, Anonymous, your story might not include what kind of car you drove. But if you didn't drive a car, that would be a major detail. Kapesh?