Thank you for your source...I will look at that.
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called
Mary? - Matthew 13:55
this is the exact translation from Greek.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary... Mark 6:3
this is the exact translation from Greek.
We see a difference.
Now tradition says that the Apostle Saint Mark heard much of what he wrote in his gospel from Saint Peter.
Saint Matthew wrote what he knew, first hand.
I do not see a problem here, maybe one of emphasis...after all sons regularly took their occupations from their fathers.
Hi
The exact definition of tekton, though intersting for sure, does not seem to be the root issue of this thesis; rather that Josephus says that Herod had 1000 Jewish priests trained as tektons so that they could go into the holy place + re-build it. So that would place Jesus at the heart of the Temple, which was the place of learning. It explains why Jesus went there when lost age 12, + who looked after him (the priests Joseph had trained), and how he was so comfortable around the Doctors of the Law. Seems that 30 is the age Rabbis are given the all-clear to go public.
This is a brand new discovery as far as I can tell...
Regards, Tim