tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post8565612737411237251..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: When Jesus was baptized...Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-65347463761430597352011-12-20T17:09:53.842-05:002011-12-20T17:09:53.842-05:00Luke says he was about 30. This is one of those i...Luke says he was about 30. This is one of those instances where we get conflicting impressions from different gospels. Of course 30 is not yet 50 ;-)Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-25683328560028802472011-12-20T15:49:24.980-05:002011-12-20T15:49:24.980-05:00John 8:57 (KJV) - : Then said the Jews unto him, T...John 8:57 (KJV) - : Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?<br /><br />Should this text influence our estimates of Jesus' age? Does one say of a 30 year old, "thou art not yet fifty"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-11024239894738038362011-12-20T05:05:34.903-05:002011-12-20T05:05:34.903-05:00I mentioned that in the first version, started to ...I mentioned that in the first version, started to mention it here but it seemed distracting. We can't prove it, of course, but it is very, very tempting. Maybe I should add it as an endnote?<br /><br />Do you have thoughts about it?Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-52488239990787765442011-12-20T05:03:37.632-05:002011-12-20T05:03:37.632-05:00So what do you think were his connections to the E...So what do you think were his connections to the Essenes or will that come later?James Petticrewnoreply@blogger.com