It is virtually certain that Jesus was not a carpenter as the term is generally perceived today. Many if not most historians believe the literal Greek refers to either a stone mason, handyman or common laborer stone mason's helper. Though ambiguous, it is believed the literal Greek may refer to someone who carried stones from the quarry, chiseled and arranged them for a mason. Homes in Nazareth were made out of stone; wood was scarce.
This is important because the term "carpenter" today generally refers to someone who has a skilled trade requiring at least four years of certification if a union carpenter; someone who earns a middle-class income. Jesus being a poor common laborer is perhaps much more in sync with the rest of the narrative found in the New Testament.
Apparently, Jesus had no job after he began teaching around the age of thirty; he was so poor he had to borrow a coin to illustrate a point. Jesus stayed in friend's homes, but was often homeless, spending nights in the hills; Jesus of himself says, "the son of man has no where to lay his head."
Often lost in the religious orthodoxy of Christianity, Jesus was a great teacher and orator, who could hold up to 15,000 people in rapt attention for several days, without other entertainment or even a microphone. He appears to be the first person in history of note to teach average and illiterate people for free.
If one were to read the Encyclopedia Britannica in its entirety, but fail to study the words and deeds of Jesus, they would remain extremely poorly educated. "Education" is definitely one of many categories that Jesus belongs in; Jesus by far, offers the best education in human history.
This is important because the term "carpenter" today generally refers to someone who has a skilled trade requiring at least four years of certification if a union carpenter; someone who earns a middle-class income. Jesus being a poor common laborer is perhaps much more in sync with the rest of the narrative found in the New Testament.
Apparently, Jesus had no job after he began teaching around the age of thirty; he was so poor he had to borrow a coin to illustrate a point. Jesus stayed in friend's homes, but was often homeless, spending nights in the hills; Jesus of himself says, "the son of man has no where to lay his head."
Often lost in the religious orthodoxy of Christianity, Jesus was a great teacher and orator, who could hold up to 15,000 people in rapt attention for several days, without other entertainment or even a microphone. He appears to be the first person in history of note to teach average and illiterate people for free.
If one were to read the Encyclopedia Britannica in its entirety, but fail to study the words and deeds of Jesus, they would remain extremely poorly educated. "Education" is definitely one of many categories that Jesus belongs in; Jesus by far, offers the best education in human history.
