Hello! Well, this post won't be that long, because I didn't read that much today, but I promise tomorrow's post will be a little longer. So, it seems like we are back to the Bible. After not reading it for about a month, we went back to the Gospels. The class is divided into four groups, so I will be reading one Gospel each week. This week's Gospel is The Bible According to Luke.
As you surely know if you read my past posts, I am not a Catholic, and I am pretty ignorant about some catholic things. For example, I had no idea what the gospels were, and I had to be reminded who were Luke, Matthew, Mark, and, well, the other one. If I didn't know, you might not know either, so I will explain. The gospels are Jesus' story from 4 different points of view. They are the story told as remembered by each of the 4 people. So I will be telling you the story of Jesus four times in the next month, and comparing the four different versions.
The gospel of Luke started in chapter 1 starts with the story of John's and Jesus' mom. It talks about how they both weren't expecting any kids, and the angel Gabriel spoke to them telling them that God wanted them to have kids, so they would, and they had to name them Jesus and John respectively. I hadn't really heard before the story of neither John nor Jesus, so I am really excited to know them how they really were and to see the differences in the versions.
Something that I didn't like, but I kind of did expect, was the thing about having to name their children how God wanted them to. "1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." I mean, it had happened before, but I had no idea that the name Jesus was an obligation. I always thought they had named him in honor of God or a family member, not because Gabriel had said so. I find it very interesting, but sad that God is so strict. Anyways, I don't think it was something bad for Mary in that moment, so I'll let it be.
Next, in the second chapter, there was a little more story about Jesus. Before, I thought I would at least know a lot about Jesus' life. Instead, I am realizing that what I know is really little. Anyways, in this chapter, Jesus gets lost. I had no idea that had happened. Deep inside, I know that Jesus didn't really get lost. Even though his parents didn't know where he was, I am sure he always knew where he was himself. I am not sure, but that is my guess.
See you next time! And do expect more writing!
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