What was Jesus reading?

[dybmh]

Hello,

What were Jesus Christ's favorite books?

When I first thought of this question, I was contemplating which books of the OT were Jesus' favorites. However, I decided to open the question to include any books to increase the opportunity for diverse answers, perspectives, and contributions.

What were Jesus Christ's favorite books?

Thank you,

 

[VoidCat]

Hmmm...he was writing on the ground when he was asked about that adulteress lady and if she should be stoned...

So maybe he was writing something from one his favorite book? Idk

 

[Spice]

Isaiah and Psalms (as called in English)

 

[dybmh]

What were Jesus Christ's favorite books?

Isaiah, Psalms, and Proverbs.

Isaiah, I think is the foundation of Jesus's theology, which is supported by Psalms and Proverbs. Using these three books alone, I can, more or less, make a straight line connecting the Hebrew Bible to the Gospels. That why they're my pick for Jesus Christ's favorite books.

 

[VoidCat]

Hmmm...he was writing on the ground when he was asked about that adulteress lady and if she should be stoned...

So maybe he was writing something from one his favorite book? Idk

Ive heard folk theorized he was writing the 10 commandments

 

[dybmh]

Isaiah and Psalms (as called in English)

You beat me! ( by 1 minute )

Great minds think alike.

 

[Spice]

I should have added Exodus, also, since on the question of divorce presented to him in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus stated Moses had been very lenient.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Hmmm...he was writing on the ground when he was asked about that adulteress lady and if she should be stoned...

As an aside there are questions about the authenticity of what is called the Pericope Adulterae.

 

[VoidCat]

As an aside there are questions about the authenticity of what is called the Pericope Adulterae.

So I've heard. I dont know much about that however.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

So I've heard. I dont know much about that however.

Hence the link.

 

[Spice]

As an aside there are questions about the authenticity of what is called the Pericope Adulterae.

That takes nothing away from the spirit of the passage. It's doubtful most of scripture has any "originality" and certainly no unquestionable authentication.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

That takes nothing away from the spirit of the passage. It's doubtful most of scripture has any "originality" and certainly no unquestionable authentication.

OK, but what does this have to do with the thread?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Isaiah and Psalms (as called in English)

Specifically Isaiah 7:14 and Psalm 22, but that's probably a better answer to the question: What was the author of Matthew reading?

 

[Spice]

OK, but what does this have to do with the thread?

You're the one who introduced "Pericope Adulterae," so you should be the one to answer that question.

 

[Spice]

Specifically Isaiah 7:14 and Psalm 22, but that's probably a better answer to the question: What was the author of Matthew reading?

Ignored

 

[dybmh]

Specifically Isaiah 7:14 and Psalm 22

If you must slice and dice, Isa 53 cannot be excluded. Psalm 51 cannot be excluded. Honestly, the whole book of Isa is so important. At least include 53 to the end.

 

[Betho_br]

Lamentations 3:30 (NIV): "Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace."

Luke 6:29 (NIV): "If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them."

Certainly, the book that Jesus read the most is Sirach (ECCLESIASTICUS)

 

[dybmh]

Certainly, the book that Jesus read the most is Sirach (ECCLESIASTICUS)

Interesting choice. I haven't read it recently. It has a somber tone? But ends well? If I recall. Do you have a preferred translation?

 

[Betho_br]

Interesting choice. I haven't read it recently. It has a somber tone? But ends well? If I recall. Do you have a preferred translation?

Generally, I do not trust translations; they are merely a compass. When the text is in Hebrew, as is the case with Ecclesiasticus, and it is translated into Greek, my skepticism only increases.

Ecclesiasticus King James Version (KJV)

The Hebrew text of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus)

Conleth Kearns
The Expanded Text of Ecclesiasticus
Its Teaching on the Future Life as a Clue to Its Origin

SIRÁCIDA ou ECLESIÁSTICO

 

[RestlessSoul]

I don’t know what books Jesus was reading, but the writers of the Gospels were certainly familiar with The Psalms, Isaiah, Genesis and, in the case of John, probably Plato and Aristotle (In the beginning was the Logos).