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As Endo points out little is said of Jesus as a child, but he supposes that much can be assumed as to the thought that anyone growing up in Nazareth, affected by traditional Galilean sentiment. (13) This being the case Saramago takes much liberty with concerns for Jesus’ early life. In fact half of this book is devoted to pre-baptism of Jesus. While Matthew story of conception is one of s
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This precedes the second trip that Jesus makes from his home in Nazareth. This school of thought was absolutely foreign to all, especially the rabbis and priests that heard these sermons. And only after John’s death did Jesus begin to preach to great numbers of people. Endo says, John, being Jesus’ teacher, spent enough time with him to realize who he was in league with. From this Endo speculated that this monastery quite possible was the temptation that Jesus faced.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted. As time passed Jesus’ mother realizes her mistake only after an angel visits her. These stories concern themselves with Jesus the humanitarian, and Endo’s favorite quote is:
Blessed are the poor in sight,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Endo holds that this quite possible may be the case that a monastery quite close to the reported spot of Jesus’ time in the wilderness and it is true that the ideas that were held there were quite the opposite of those that were held by Jesus.
As Jesus travels around Galilee, as described in A Life if Jesus, the public opinion surrounding him began to falter.
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