Is possible that some of the Jews were confused about this. The universe out there) or whether we mean the place where God resides. ![]() Yet no one is confused about whether we mean “the heavens” (ie the sky or In fact, in the English language we do the same thing, The Jews were using the vocabulary they hadĪvailable to them. Surprising that the Jewish word for the sky was also used to refer to the Heaven, your dwelling place”, 2 Chron 6:21 for example). “heaven” is used to refer to the place where God resides (“hear from Nevertheless, in the Old Testament, the word They are never referring to the place one might go to be They were referring to the sky or to the objects which appear above theĮarth in the sky. When Old Testament writers referred to the heavens, ![]() Next, about heaven vs “the heavens.” First, it may be surprising,īut you will not find the word “heaven” used in the Old Testament to refer This is the source of these stories of Jesus going elsewhere. Religions want to borrow from Jesus to incorporate him into their Line is that Jesus is the greatest religious figure of all times and other Merchants and there is no evidence that Jesus was a merchant. The very small number who might have traveled to distant lands surely were Is some evidence of indirect exposure of these cultures to one another. Subcontinent of India was rare or non-existent at the time, although there DespiteĬlaims to the contrary, travel from the Western Mediteranian to the Whose father probably died while he was a teen or perhaps in his twenties,ĭid not have the opportunity or inclination to travel to India. The fact is that common sense says that Jesus, a poor person, You should attempt to track down suchĬlaims and see what the primary source for the “information” is and Iīelieve you will find that this is just a local fable which only goes backĪ few generations, with no foundation in fact. Did Jesus travel to India? I suppose it is impossible toĭisprove this claim, but again, I have never seen a single piece ofĬredible evidence that this is true. Reveal anything about this time, but in the end this will only be Nothing about the life of Jesus from the time he was twelve until he was The fact is that for whatever reason, the gospels tell us That does not prove he never traveled there, but the lack of evidence is Seen not a shred of credible evidence that Jesus ever visited such places. Is easy to make such a claim, but what is required is evidence. Indian subcontinent and that he was influenced by Hinduism or Buddhism. By far the most common claim is that he traveled to the True that there are “sources” which claim that Jesus traveled outside theĪrea of Israel. Let me deal with the question about the life of Jesus first. Did the Canaanites and Israelites really come from Canaan and Israel Refine our interpretation but this seems too convenient.ģ. I understand that as new evidences appears we need to Wondering how its justifiable for us to make the shift to a transcendental However, we’ve been up there and there ain’t much. To the heavens (the literal sky that is above as you read this) as It seams to me that it is pretty clear that Biblical writers referred ![]() Is completely missing and I find that odd.Ģ. Also (part of theĬonversation with the same woman), do we have ANY idea of what Jesus didĭuring his teen years and early twenties. I was wondering if you areĪware of any evidence that Jesus traveled extensively. Since I knew I was totally unprepared for it. Texts contained some scandalous reports but I didn’t press the subject That Jesus never traveled more than 200miles from where he was born, that A woman I have been talking with mentioned, in reference to the claim
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