Were Concealed Weapons Standard Practice for Men During Jesus’ Time?

Last updated on: April 12, 2018 at 12:16 pm by Andy Gill

Were Concealed Weapons Standard Practice for Men During Jesus’ Time? 2018-04-12T12:16:34-05:00 Andy Gill

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Why were the disciples told to buy such WEAPONS?

I mean, in defense of Peter (not that he deserves to be defended at this point in the narrative) Jesus is saying two contradicting things:

“. . . for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword” (Matthew 26:52, NASB).

“’Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him . . .” (Matthew 26:52, NIV)

These were young passionately driven men. They were zealots, tent makers, fisherman, and therefore (so we’re told) they were mostly uneducated. How would they know Jesus, a Scribe, was referencing Isaiah 53? Even with an iPhone in hand and Biblegateway readily available for us all to make only a couple clicks that references what Christ was referring to… we’re still clueless… or, at least I am.

Let’s unpack this… and, if anything you can just enjoy the ridiculous pictures, banners, and memes I found when “researching” this topic because, the internet.

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