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The life of Jesus up to the age of 12

  • PER017 The purification of Mary

    The article discusses Mary's purification after Jesus' birth, a Jewish ritual observed by Joseph and Mary at the Temple of Jerusalem. This act of devotion and humility, recounted in Luke 2:22-24, demonstrates their faithfulness to the law of Moses despite their modest financial circumstances.

    Leviticus 12.1-8 (King James Version) :
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:Noteof the first…: Heb. a son of his yearNoteshe be…: Heb. her hand find not sufficiency ofWho shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Contradictions

  • CTD020 The cleansing of the Temple?

    The article explores the apparent divergence between Matthew and Mark concerning Jesus' cleansing of the Temple. Matthew presents an immediate action, while Mark distinguishes two days. The analysis reveals that Matthew uses a thematic approach to show Jesus' authority, without contradicting Mark. There is therefore no genuine contradiction between the accounts.

    Matthew 21.12 (King James Version) :
    And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Further reading
  • ANN075 The traders driven out of the Temple

    The article examines the incident in which Jesus drives the merchants out of the Temple, an event reported differently in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. While…

  • ANN115 Purgatory

    L'article discute du purgatoire, une doctrine catholique non biblique controversée, rejetée par les protestants. Il explore l'origine du terme et compare les principes du…