Father

On the boy Jesus' relationship with Joseph and his Heavenly Father.

De: Lucio Boccacci LC

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

This “quickbook” is titled “Father” because it’s a commentary of the boy Jesus’ two questions in response to Mary, his mother, in verse 49 of the second chapter of Luke’s Gospel, Lk 2:40-52.

By primarily analyzing the various meanings in the boy Jesus’ replies in verse 49, this book explores the depth of the boy Jesus’ relationship with both his adoptive father, Joseph, and his Heavenly Father.

This "quickbook" is titled "Father" because it's a "tale of two fathers" in Lk 2:40:52. The reader will see how this episode in the Gospel of Luke is pivotal to describing the relationship of the boy Jesus with both his foster father, Joseph, and his Heavenly Father.

This quickbook answers these questions:

• What was Jesus' relationship to his Heavenly Father like?
• Why was this episode the occasion for Jesus' first known words?
• What is so special about those first words?
• What do the boy Jesus' words tell us about God the Father?
• What do they tell us about his foster father, Joseph?
• When did Joseph pass away, and what was that like?
• How does this passage lead up to Jesus' Baptism?
• ...and more!

Scriptural, archeological, and historical research backs up my study of the text, as well as common sense.