In this paper, several passages from the Gospels have been examined to find whatever light they shed on the human knowledge possessed by Jesus. Starting from the orthodox view of Jesus as fully human and fully divine each passage has been scrutinized always with an effort not to claim too much or too little from what is implied in the verses.
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To ascribe absolute knowledge to Jesus is to make Him no longer Human. To deny that He ever showed supernatural knowledge is to deny scripture. Every time Jesus demonstrated supernatural knowledge , he did so with a purpose in mind.
A rational idea is that Jesus chose to accept the limitations of humanity and spoke only what the Father told him to speak. Although He could at any time have taken on all knowledge and power (Matthew 26:53), He knew only what He was able to learn for Himself or what God told Him. When He said he didn't know, He didn't know. He used "infused knowledge" only when it was necessary to further His mission.
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Fifty-one notes and a forty-one entry bibliography followed. Incidentally, the paper received a grade of A+.
To ascribe absolute knowledge to Jesus is to make Him no longer Human. To deny that He ever showed supernatural knowledge is to deny scripture. Every time Jesus demonstrated supernatural knowledge , he did so with a purpose in mind.
A rational idea is that Jesus chose to accept the limitations of humanity and spoke only what the Father told him to speak. Although He could at any time have taken on all knowledge and power (Matthew 26:53), He knew only what He was able to learn for Himself or what God told Him. When He said he didn't know, He didn't know. He used "infused knowledge" only when it was necessary to further His mission.
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