@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 12 days agoDevotional depiction of the crib of the Infant Jesus, South Netherlands, 15th century ADimagemessage-square5arrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageDevotional depiction of the crib of the Infant Jesus, South Netherlands, 15th century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 12 days agomessage-square5
minus-square@CM400linkEnglish1•12 days agoI thought the point was that being born in a barn (or cave or whatever) and placed in a manger was to show that the Jews rejected him, and then the wise men come from the east shows that he would be worshipped by gentiles…
minus-square@MightylinkEnglish1•11 days agoit’s not the jews rejecting. it’s about the king’s rule and laws that make it necessary for the birth to be “on the road”
I thought the point was that being born in a barn (or cave or whatever) and placed in a manger was to show that the Jews rejected him, and then the wise men come from the east shows that he would be worshipped by gentiles…
it’s not the jews rejecting. it’s about the king’s rule and laws that make it necessary for the birth to be “on the road”