everettf

Being a lurker on most of the threads, A thought came to mind. I went ot a couple of web sites to see a map of the area that Jesus was meandering about. Then I went to Google Earth and took a look at the mountainous region around the area. Just how many people could he have talked to? What was the length of time and when did he began to preach? Since I have never read the bible and learn only from what I read at this site, I see only a fictional story that has grown way out of proportion. Could anybody on this board show a map of his travels? Walking distances? Did he at least have a horse, camel or something else?

Clivedurdle

But which travels? Should not Glastonbury and wherever in Central Asia be included? They are just as well evidenced, William Blake researched it very carefully!

I would like a mythic geography to be done. Is there anything about the places, their physical geography, water, mountain, desert, field, city that have other meanings?

everettf

This William Blake? http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRblake.htm

John Kesler

You really should read the Bible, along with the work of reputable scholars, rather than depending on an Internet discussion group as your primary source of knowledge. If you don't know what the Bible actually says, how will you know if what you read here is accurate?

Here is a map of NT Palestine with Jesus' travels in red.

WishboneDawn

It would be nice to see a map that focused on what each gospel claimed. Know of any like that or must I go a-googling?

Clivedurdle

Of course!

Clivedurdle

Looking at that map, I cannot work out the distances involved, but until the early nineteenth century it took four days to get from London to York by the express mail service.

As very few people travelled far unless they were part of an imperial or trading network, the distances involved do mean serious doubt must be put on these travels. And if they were doing this traveling there is likely to be some external record of it!

John Kesler

This is the closest thing that I know of. It lists Jesus' travels in chronological order and provides scriptural references.

Clivedurdle

From link above

This is classic ruling class behaviour - the British in India moved their court every summer up into the hills. The poor never did this - they stayed in the heat.

Which means either Jesus is a member of the ruling class or this story is written by someone with an upper class mind set.

everettf

One web site mentions this Jesus character started preaching at the age of thirty and he's dead at thirty-three? How could he have stayed in one place long enough. Methinks there's something not quite right. How did he travel? A fast runner maybe? I'm just trying to see the logistics about all this. Of course maybe, being the son of god and all that, he didn't need sleep and was teleported to these different places. Okay, I'm being a little funny. The bible does't have those answers, maybe no one does. I really don't trust the bible for being accurate. That's why i don't read it.