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H6. The lecture says that John the Apostle, the author of the Gospel of John, was a teenager.  How old do you think he was?  Explain (thinking beyond the lecture and using the Bible may help).

H6. The lecture says that John the Apostle, the author of the Gospel of John, was a teenager.  How old do you think he was?  Explain (thinking beyond the lecture and using the Bible may help).

: A student pointed out that John is often portrayed by Hollywood as bearded, or at least as an adult.  In fact, all evidence points to his being a very young teenager. See Conservapedia's [[Mystery:Was John a Child?]]  (Instructor)

: A student pointed out that John is often portrayed by Hollywood as bearded, or at least as an adult.  But much evidence points to his being a very young teenager - perhaps younger than every student in this class! See Conservapedia's [[Mystery:Was John a Child?]]  (Instructor)

H?)  This is not in the lecture, but it pertains to Jesus.  I wonder why God had Jesus die at such a young age.  I mean obviously it was perfect timing for reasons we do not know, but don’t you think [[Jesus]] could have converted more people had he lived a bit longer? (Jonathan L.)

H?)  This is not in the lecture, but it pertains to Jesus.  I wonder why God had Jesus die at such a young age.  I mean obviously it was perfect timing for reasons we do not know, but don’t you think [[Jesus]] could have converted more people had he lived a bit longer? (Jonathan L.)

:Good mystery.  Perhaps Jesus wasn't as young as we think.  The Bible simply says he was less than 50.  But more to your point, Jesus as one person could never reach nearly as many as his dozens and hundreds of initial disciples could.  They could not spread out and evangelize the world until Jesus left them, and an older Jesus would have meant older and less active disciples.  Sounds plausible to me, anyway.  In other words, like a successful business, Jesus leveraged and delegated authority for success.  (Instructor)

:You describe a good mystery.  Perhaps Jesus wasn't as young as we think.  The Bible simply says he was less than 50.  But more to your point, Jesus as one person could never reach nearly as many as his dozens and hundreds of initial disciples could.  They could not spread out and evangelize the world until Jesus left them, and an older Jesus would have meant older and less active disciples.  Sounds plausible to me, anyway.  In other words, like a successful business, Jesus leveraged and delegated authority for success.  (Instructor)

[[Category:World History lectures]]

[[Category:World History lectures]]