Did Jesus Christ go to school?

Answer 1

Very much so. Not in the same way as children today are educated - by going to school every day learning mathematics, english, science, geography, history and so on. But he woulld have been educated in the Jewish history and Law - much more significant than modern day 'law' as the Jewish law was believed to be handed down to Moses many years before, by God himself. Thus Jesus would have had an outstanding understanding of the Hebrew Bible (what we now call the Old Testament) and he showed this insight and authority and understanding on many occasions when confronting the hypocritical scribes and pharisees. in addition Jesus would have been a polyglot - a speaker of many languages. In addition to Aramaic, his mother tongue from Galilee, he would have spoken Hebrew (so he could read scripture), Greek, the universal language used for business and commerce (remember he and his adopted father Joseph were in business as carpenters) and, because of the Roman occupation, he would have spoken some Latin so that he could speak with Pilate at his trial.

Answer 2

Jesus is part of the Trinity. God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all one thing. Since God knows everything so does the Trinity. Jesus wasn't educated by anyone He knows everything. This is a difficult concept to understand.

Answer 3

Answer:

Most Jews were reared in the knowledge of the scriptures... of which He is recorded to have had a commanding understanding by age 12 (Luke 2:42-47).

His human father, Joseph, had a "family contractor's" business going, which Jesus would have learned growing up. Referred to as "the carpenter's son (Matt.13:55)," He wouldn't have worked so much with "wood" as carpenters do today, as much as "stone"... the material with which they built homes in the region. Large hewn wooden support beams and blocks of stone would have required a certain mathematical familiarity for some sort of lever and fulcrum system to apply a mechanical force to place these objects.

As Joseph's "legal" firstborn son, Jesus would also have inherited his father's business and family household upon Joseph's death. He should have been well familiar with finances, too... business and personal.

Answer 4

Being a young Jewish boy, Jesus most likely went to school probably up until he was about twelve. When boys reached this age, they will have memorized the Torah and have to see if a rabbi would take them under their wing to learn more about the Torah. If no one wanted them, they would learn the trade of their father (in Jesus' case, carpentry) and continue that for the rest of their lives. Now I doubt that had any legal training to be a rabbi because he upset so many of the Pharisees and religious leaders, but since he is called teacher and rabbi many times, it is also possible that he did.

John 7:15 - The Jewish authorities were greatly surprised and said, "How does this man know so much when he has never been to school?"

Answer 5

A:Judging by the gospel accounts, Joseph would have taught Jesus to work with wood as a village carpenter. This involved no education other than manual skills.

John Dominic Crossan (The Birth of Christianity) says that Jesus was a peasant from a peasant village and was therefore illiterate until the opposite is proven. It is not proven but simply presumed by Luke, when he has Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth in 4:16-20. Jesus did not write, and in the opinion of Crossan, could not read or write.

Another Answer:

According to the modern standards of the Western world, not any. But education in the 1st Century AD was very different than it is today. His was a family of moderate to lesser income from Joseph's job as a 'handyman' of sorts, and a strong religious upbringing that taught all children the Law of God and a 'righteous' way of life. The community probably had 2-3 languages being used daily and the sponge-like minds of the children would have learned them all to aide in their family business, therefore their survival.

Besides their nurturing mother teaching the children God's way of living, their father would have taught them the Scripture directly, as well as the family business where math skills were necessary. In fact, it was not unusual for people of their means to 'hire' (barter) for tutors to teach reading and basic writing/measures to the children. Indeed, as the Temple experience when Jesus was 12 years of age reflects, the most learned men would have been in awe at Jesus' knowledge and understanding of the Scripture. Surely people throughout His lifetime would have wanted to join in discussion/reading/debate with Him.

In Luke 4 we read of the beginning of Jesus' ministry when He was invited to read from Isaiah 61. He did so without a flaw and with authority. Other stories tell of the learned Pharisees attempting to 'trap' Him in His understanding of the Law - they simply could not. Many reflected upon His wisdom that can only come from God's word revealed in mankind.

Yet the Gospels are only about 10% about Jesus and 90% about the Father and His Coming Kingdom of God. Jesus was full of God's Holy Spirit and all things were revealed to Him in order for Him to fully complete His mission. No school or university could have prepared Him to so perfectly complete this great task. He was wiser than Solomon and more faithful than Abraham. A better shepherd than Moses and a more righteous King than David. He is the greatest man that ever lived and will return as King of kings to rule over the Kingdom of God He established. If this is your measure of 'education,' than He surely gets an A+

Additional Fact to consider.

John 7:15 - The Jewish authorities were greatly surprised and said, "How does this man know so much when he has never been to school?"

Answer 6

Actually Jesus went to Public school where he learned his letters and learned to read. He also learned scripture.

Answer 7

Yes in those days there were no schools like today, so most of the people had home schooled children.

Answer 8

It is written that after Jesus was 12 years old, he was 'subject' to his earthly parents. This could mean that he was'homeschooled'.

Answer 9

In the main he would have followed his fathers profession. That of course is a carpenter. He would have also has religous teachings as would all males of the time.

Answer 10

He really did not have a education.