What did Jesus the carpenter make?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the Greek translation Jesus is mentioned as the son of a τέκτονος (greek for craftsman, mason, freemason.

In the Hebrew text of Mark 6:3 Jesus is not mentioned as a carpenter nor son of a carpenter. He is mentioned as the son of a craftsman.

The verse in Mark 6:3:

"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Josef and Judas and Simon" looks like this in Hebrew:

בן החרש הלא אמו שמה מרים ואחיו יעקב ויוסי ושמעון ויהודה

בן החרש meaning "son of the craftsman"

החרש meaning "the craftsman"

חרש meaning "craftsman"

Noun:

חרש (kharásh) m. הלא זה הוא A craftsman: אומן בעבודה בחומרים קשים: מתכת, עץ או אבן.

חרש (kharásh) m.

A craftsman: Artist working on hard materials: metal, wood or stone.

The proper translation to English should therefore be:

"Is it not him, son of the craftsman?. Is not his mother's name Miryam and his brother's Jacob, Yosef, Simon and Yehuda?".

Jesus could have been son to a wood craftsman; carpenter, a stone craftsman; mason(freemason), a metal craftsman; blacksmith or such.

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I would even take take it one step further and claim that the meaning of "son of the craftsman" really means son of The Creator; he who crafted it all.

Jesus according to Christianity did not have anything to do with his earthly "father" Joseph, with whatever profession he may have had, and who, by the way, never touched his wife Miryam before she got pregnant in the "miraculous" way it was described.

Son of the Creator is a title given to the whole nation of Israel, G-D's chosen people, and not only to Jesus.

(By the way, why did Matthew 1 spend a whole page describing Josephs' genealogy through the lineage of King David if Jesus really was the son of G-D and not the biological son of Joseph? And an even greater mystery is why a totally different genealogy is described in Luke 3 for the same person..)

Answer 2

Although Joseph, Jesus' father was a carpenter we are never told that Jesus was ever a Carpenter. Jesus came into this world to convert God's people back to the only one true God. He did this by preaching and spreading God's message.

Answer 3

yes, according to what I was taught, I believe as far as we know of, He was taught by Joseph.

In that time period, male children were expected to learn their father's trade and carry it on as a career as formal education was a rarity for anyone except the wealthy.

Answer 4

Mark 6:3 "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judah, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him". (KJV)

Answer 5

First and foremost, He built and builds transformed lives!

Answer 6

There is nothing recorded in The Bible about this; i suppose because his preaching and demonstration of the kingdom of God is more important.

Answer 7

Jesus must have followed his fathers profession, so we can say he was a carpenter.

Answer 8

As Joseph was a carpenter , we presume he to Jesus was a carpenter. But the bible does not mention it.

Answer 9

His earthly father Joseph was a carpenter... At that time in our world's history, it was commonplace for boys to learn their father's trade.