ManfredMumpitz@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL that Jesus Christ was probably born in 7–4 B.C.feddit.orgimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageTIL that Jesus Christ was probably born in 7–4 B.C.feddit.orgManfredMumpitz@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square90linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarespizzat2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·12 hours agoThis feels like one of those riddles where the answer is that the doctor is a woman. Today, Heli is considered a feminine name. However, the biblical figure was male. A slightly longer quote from the verse makes that clearer Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi […]
This feels like one of those riddles where the answer is that the doctor is a woman. Today, Heli is considered a feminine name.
However, the biblical figure was male.
A slightly longer quote from the verse makes that clearer