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sexta-feira, 16 de dezembro de 2011

On December 25th we celebrate the birth of Jesus

The shepherds were the first visitors to the stable.

Herod was the King who looked for Jesus.



Mary and Joseph came from the city of Nazareth.


Joseph, the father of Jesus, was a carpenter

«The common conception of Joseph is that he was a carpenter (Matthew 13:55), however, this is a mis-translation of the Greek word, tecton (tekton), which more accurately should be called “general contractor”, or more provocatively, “Master of the Craft” (Gardner, 2001). In fact, the Protoevangelium of James, [1] which concerns the lives of Jesus’ parents, specifically identifies Joseph as a general contractor. The Blueletter Bible offers various translations of tekton - (1) a worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner, builder, (2) any craftsman, or workman (e.g., the art of poetry, maker of songs), and (3) a planner, contriver, plotter, or (4) an author.»
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