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If Jesus was born in Bethlehem and dwelt in Capernaum then why was He called Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus the Nazarene?
* The Bible tells us that Jesus grew up in Nazareth. When Joseph and Mary returned from exile in Egypt shortly after Jesus' birth, Matthew 2:23 tells us that they settled in Nazareth, where his parents had come from originally. That is where Jesus grows up. It was only later in his life that Jesus dwelt in Capernaum at the beginning of His ministry. Remember that Jesus was born in Bethlehem as an emergency measure as his parents were traveling at the time. Joseph was not a resident of Bethlehem and so the association with that town was loose. It was not as established as those who were born in Bethlehem because and whose parents resided there.There are many references to Nazareth as the home of the family. Here are a few:
Matthew 2:23 The infant Jesus is brought to Nazareth from where Joseph had come before leaving for Bethlehem.
And he [ Joseph] came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He [ Jesus] shall be called a Nazarene.
Luke 2:51 The boy Jesus and his family return home after Passover
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Mark 1:9
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Matthew 4:13 Jesus leaves his hometown to begin his ministry proper.
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. == == * Jesus was called Jesus of Nazareth because that is where he grew up in a real town, though it was a rather small town at the time. Dr. James Strange, of the University of South Florida, points out that Nazareth was only a small place at the beginning of the first century A.D., and it had a population of probably no more than 480 people. When Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D., Strange reported that the priests whose temple service was no longer required were dispersed. A document has been discovered by archaeologists which lists the places where the 24 families or 'courses' of priests went. This list, written in Aramaic, records that one family went to Nazareth, which, though small, certainly existed then. This is based on research done by renowned archaeologist Jack Finegan, in a book published by Princeton University Press. In addition to this, many archaeological digs have uncovered tombs from the first century near the city limits of Nazareth. This establishes the town's boundary, as bodies were required to be buried outside the city. Thus, once again, evidence previously undiscovered has confirmed a Biblical detail. The adage 'absence of evidence is not evidence of absence' certainly applies here. Much of what has been contended is superseded by discoveries which were made prior to November 1981. Thus the Bible references to Jesus as 'Jesus of Nazareth' can be seen to fit well with this information. Based on information from: 1981 interview with John McRay PhD in 'The Case For Christ' by Lee Strobel pages 137-138, published 1998.
== == == == == == * Personally I think that the Jesus Christ we think of is Jesus of Nazareth. Through my research I have decided that Jesus most likely was born and raised in Nazareth. See American Atheist: Debunking the Creche Tableau. In fact, the story of his birth to Mary, the manger, Bethlehem, the star, the three kings, and the whole idea of Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy was only added almost 90 years AFTER the death of Jesus. I believe this to be because the Christian faith was getting a lot of resistance from the Jewish faith and so they used this as a way to join Christianity to Judaism and gain converts. After all, it was the Jewish people who worked through Rome to crucify Jesus. What better way to get at them than to claim that they had killed someone that their own prophesies spoke of? Now keep in mind, I am not devaluing the life of Jesus or his importance. Only the religious dogma that has grown around his life. * Yet it can be argued that there is not any record that the Jewish leaders ever fought the birth of Jesus being a virgin birth, but used everything to fight Jesus being the son of God. The people of Nazareth never cared for him just as Jesus spoke. A prophet is not excepted in his own town. "Think of this; if there was a person who everyone in his town knew his entire family were thieves, and knew him as a thief, later on after he moves away they find out he is now a millionaire. No matter who tells you that he made his money honestly you would always think of him as a thief." This was the same with Jesus his earthly father was a carpenter as was he, how could a lowly carpenter be the son of God? Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3. Both verses speak about how could Jesus be the son of God he was just the son of Mary and they knew his brothers. Yet his brother and his cousin both believed he was the son of God meaning they believe he fulfilled the prophecies of the virgin birth and being born in Bethlehem. * It also can be argued that Herod had all the children 2 and under killed in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus. Herod believed the King of the Jews was born in Bethlehem enough to slaughter many children. If Jesus was born anywhere else his birth wouldn't have worried the King. Matthew 2:16 plus for those who do not believe in the Gospel of Matthew this event is spoken of also in Syrian text and early Byzantine liturgy. The authenticity of Matthew and his book was never argued until more recently. Never in the early church of 100 ad was his testimony challenge nor did anyone challenge the statement of Herod killing all the babies under two.
* Jesus the Nazarene - Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. " Matthew claims this was a fulfillment of prophecy, yet such a prophecy is not found anywhere in the Old Testament." --Skeptics Annotated Bible: Prophecies, Promises, and Misquotes in the Bible "Nazareth is not mentioned in ancient Jewish sources earlier than the third century AD. This likely reflects its lack of prominence both in Galilee and in Judaea," writes American archaeologist James Strange.[4] Strange variously estimates Nazareths population at roughly 1,600 to 2,000 people in the time of Christ, and in another publication at a maximum of about 480. [5] However, some historians argue "that the absence of textual references to Nazareth in the Old Testament and the Talmud, as well as the works of Josephus, suggest that a town called 'Nazareth' did not exist in Jesus' day." --From Wikipedia: Nazareth "Nazarene may refer to: ....Jesus, as in Jesus the Nazarene." --From Wikipedia: Nazarene. "This is often understood as meaning Jesus of (the town of) Nazareth " --From Popscene7.blogspot.com: There's something Wrong Here. "The BAGD Lexicon suggests that Nazarene (if translated thus from 'Nazoraios') meant something else before it was connected with Nazareth." From Wikipedia: Refernce Desk: Nazoraios
* Others argue that because scholars two-thousand years later do not know what Matthew is referring to would be presumptuous for us to automatically consider it error. The Old Testament was a part of their culture and of their time. It is easy for us not to be able to find or understand something written four thousand years ago and yet accuse a man who walked with Jesus of making a mistake. That would be like challenging one of our early presidents about what the U.S constitution really meant. Jesus spent much of his life in Nazareth but they called him Jesus of Nazareth because his earthly father was a Nazarene. Just like Joseph was a carpenter so we know Jesus was a carpenter also.
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The town where jesus grew up?
Born in Bethlehem and escapes to Egypt when a young toddler for a short wile, he comes back to Israel and lives or 'grows up' in the region of Galilee, in a town/city called Nazareth:Matthew 2:23New King James Version (NKJV) 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Why was Jesus called the Nazarene?
The simplest explanation is that Jesus was called a Nazarene because he came from Nazareth.Matthew's Gospel explains (Matthew 2:23) that after the flight to Egypt, the young family did not return to their former home in Bethlehem but instead turned aside and travelled to Galilee, where they settled in Nazareth, thereby fulfilling a prophecy that Jesus be called a Nazarene:"And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene."Scholars have long noted that there is no prophecy anywhere in the Old Testament that could associate Jesus with being called a Nazarene. With further research on the history of the gospels, we now know that Matthew was largely based on Mark's Gospel. Mark, in the original Greek, does not refer to 'Jesus of Nazareth' (as he is described in the later gospels) , but frequently refers to him as a 'Nazarene' (Ναζαρηνοῦ - although most English translations change this to 'of Nazareth' in line with the other gospels). So, when the author of Matthew wrote of prophets having called Jesus a Nazarene, his source was Mark's Gospel.
When the Bible calls Jesus a Nazarene is it referring to his home town or a sect he belonged to?
The simplest explanation is that Jesus was called a Nazarene because he grew up in Nazareth.Matthew's Gospel explains (Matthew 2:23) that after the flight to Egypt, the young family did not return to their former home in Bethlehem but instead turned aside and travelled to Galilee, where they settled in Nazareth, thereby fulfilling a prophecy that Jesus be called a Nazarene: "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene."Scholars have long noted that there is no prophecy anywhere in the Old Testament that could associate Jesus with being called a Nazarene. With further research on the history of the gospels, we now know that Matthew was largely based on Mark's Gospel. Mark, in the original Greek, does not refer to 'Jesus of Nazareth' (as he is described in the later gospels) , but frequently refers to him as a 'Nazarene' (Ναζαρηνοῦ) - although most English translations change this to 'of Nazareth' in line with the other gospels.Mark does not describe Nazareth as the home town of Jesus, but Mark 1:9 does mention Jesus as starting his baptismal journey from Nazareth of Galilee, although this reference to Nazareth of Galilee reads awkwardly and could arguably be an insertion. On the other hand, Acts 24:5 refers to Paul as a leader of a sect called 'Nazarenes', so presumably there was a Jewish sect of that name. Reading this gospel in the absence of the later gospels and Christian tradition that says Jesus grew up in Nazareth, it is open to us to believe that the term Nazarene was a reference to a cult of which Jesus was a member.When the author of Matthew wrote of prophets having called Jesus a Nazarene, his source was Mark's Gospel and his intention was to explain why Joseph and Mary had to take Jesus to Nazareth ("that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene"). Matthew links this description of Jesus as a Nazarene with the town of Nazareth and thereafter uses the term 'Jesus of Nazareth'. In this gospel, 'Nazarene' means that Jesus had lived in Nazareth.
Name one town where Jesus healed people?
The towns were called Bethlehem and Canan.
Was Jesus a Hebrews or a Nazarene?
The Nazarenes were a sect of Judaism, not an ethicity.Jesus was born a hebrew, and is beleived to have spent some time with the Jewish nazaren sect before starting his own ministy.He was both. "Hebrew" refers to the Jewish race; "Nazarene" (as applies to Jesus) refers not to a sect, but to the town of Nazareth, where Joseph and Mary made their home. Matthew 2:23 - And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene." (There is no scriptural evidence to support the idea that Jesus belonged to any particular Jewish sect prior to His ministry.)
Was Jesus a Galilean or a Nazarene?
Both, as the terms are not exclusive. Nazareth is a city in the Galilee. However, he is typically identified as Nazarene since the city is more particular This would be similar to asking "Is Rudy Giuliani and New Yorker or an American?" He is both because New York is a city in America, but would be considered a New Yorker because the city is more particular.
Where can you find how many days it took Mary and Joseph to get to Bethlehem?
A:The story of Mary and Joseph travelling from Nazareth to Bethlehem is found only in Luke 2:4-5. Since this says nothing about how long they took, we can never find out how long. In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem was already their home town and they never went to Nazareth until after the birth of Jesus and they had fled to Egypt (Matthew 2:22-23: "But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither [return to Bethlehem]: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.")
What city did Jesus grow up as a child?
When Jesus, Mary and Joseph returned from their exile in Egypt they settled in the town of Nazareth. Jesus spent almost his entire life there until he began his public ministry about the age of 30.
How did Jesus become a Nazarene?
The earliest New Testament gospel to be written was Mark's Gospel, which (in the original Greek language) only refers to Jesus as a Nazarene and never mentions Nazareth as his home town. These references are typically translated into English as 'Jesus of Nazareth', but this does not reflect the original manuscripts. We do not know why Mark refers to Jesus in this way, but it may be that Jesus was associated with the sect known as the Nazarenes.Matthew's Gospel was apparently written in the 80s of the first century, and was substantially based on Mark's Gospel. Its author chose to identify Jesus with Nazareth, so that Matthew 2:23 says, "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." There is no known Old Testament reference to which the author could have been referring and his 'prophets' is more likely to be a reference to Mark's Gospel. In any case, this is an explanation why the young family settled in Nazareth, not why Jesus was called a Nazarene.
After Mary Joseph and Jesus left Bethlehem they went to what country?
In Luke's Gospel, they left Bethlehem and travelled to Galilee, stopping of at Jerusalem to visit the Temple. Each year, they travelled to Jerusalem for the Passover, but apparently never revisited Bethlehem.In Matthew's Gospel, they left Bethlehem and travelled to Egypt, where they remained until King Herod died. Although they had never previously been to Galilee, they then travelled to Nazareth in Galilee, so that Jesus might be called a Nazarene (Matthew 2:24).
In the bible where did joseph of nazareth settle?
Joseph of Nazareth, often referred to as Joseph the Carpenter, settled in Nazareth, a town in Galilee. According to the New Testament, after returning from Egypt with Mary and Jesus, he chose to live in Nazareth to fulfill the prophecy that the Messiah would be called a Nazarene. This is detailed in the Gospel of Matthew.
If people from Jamaica are called Jamaicans what are people from Nazareth called?
The expected answer is 'Nazarenes', but it is far from certain that a person who was called a Nazarene would have come from Nazareth. Acts 24:5 has Tertullus refer to Paul as a pestilent fellow and a leader of the sect of Nazoreans ( Ναζωραίων). From this we can assume that certainly by the time Acts was written, there was a sect known as the Nazoreans and that members of this sect regarded themselves as Christians. The spelling is different, as often occurs in the Bible, but as Markmentions Nazarenes but not a sect of Nazoreans, it is possible that there was no real difference between the two. There are even suggestions that the sect of Nazarenes existed before the time of Jesus.Matthew's Gospel is at pains to say that Jesus would be called a Nazarene because he came from Nazareth, but this is likely in response to Mark's Gospel, where Jesus is never referred to, in the original Greek language, as 'Jesus of Nazareth' but repeatedly as 'Jesus the Nazarene' (Ναζαρηνοῦ).
