Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Shurangama Sutra and TMer's Proclaiming their enlightenment.

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:56:13 -0700


On Oct 18, 2005, at 11:39 AM, authfriend wrote:

--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

wrote:




On Oct 18, 2005, at 2:04 AM, peterklutz wrote:



 Moreover, Christ was not a 'bourgeoiuse revolutionary' or PhD that

 changed side - but a salt-of-the-earth working man.



You've got to be kidding.  Let's see, he was supposedly a direct

descendant of David, the most exalted lineage in ancient Israel.  

He received the best education of the time, learning Scripture at a 

very young age, younger than most, and continuing throughout the 

rest of his life.  Then, while there is a large gap  when it is not 

clear what he was doing, there is no evidence that his situation at 

that point was anything comparable to working-class.  I would 

say "bourgeois revolutionary" pretty much sums it up.



I've read that the words used to describe the occupation

of Joseph, Jesus' "worldly" father, are mistranslated as

"carpenter."  They actually mean something more like

"cabinet maker," i.e., not just a common laborer but a

highly skilled craftsman who makes quality furniture.  That

in itself might put Jesus in the middle class (especially

if Joseph had employees doing the actual work).


Actually the Aramaic word for carpenter, naggar, also means "scholar". "Carpenter" may be one of the most bizarre mistranslations of all time.



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