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129:0.1 [[Jesus]] had fully and finally separated himself from the [[management]] of the [[domestic]] affairs of the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] and from the [[immediate]] direction of its [[individuals]]. He continued, right up to the [[event]] of his [[baptism]], to contribute to the [[family]] [[finances]] and to take a keen [[personal]] interest in the [[spiritual]] welfare of every one of his brothers and sisters. And always was he ready to do everything humanly possible for the [[comfort]] and [[happiness]] of his [[widow]]ed [[mother]].

129:0.1 [[Jesus]] had fully and finally separated himself from the [[management]] of the [[domestic]] affairs of the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] and from the [[immediate]] direction of its [[individuals]]. He continued, right up to the [[event]] of his [[baptism]], to contribute to the [[family]] [[finances]] and to take a keen [[personal]] interest in the [[spiritual]] welfare of every one of his brothers and sisters. And always was he ready to do everything humanly possible for the [[comfort]] and [[happiness]] of his [[widow]]ed [[mother]].

129:0.2 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] had now made every [[preparation]] for detaching himself permanently from the [[Nazareth]] [[home]]; and this was not easy for him to do. [[Jesus]] [[naturally]] loved his people; he loved his [[family]], and this [[natural]] [[affection]] had been tremendously augmented by his extraordinary [[devotion]] to them. The more fully we [[bestow]] ourselves upon our fellows, the more we come to [[love]] them; and since [[Jesus]] had given himself so fully to his [[family]], he loved them with a great and fervent [[affection]].

129:0.2 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] had now made every [[preparation]] for detaching himself permanently from the [[Nazareth]] [[home]]; and this was not easy for him to do. [[Jesus]] [[naturally]] loved his people; he loved his [[family]], and this [[natural]] [[affection]] had been tremendously augmented by his extraordinary [[devotion]] to them. The more fully we [[bestow]] ourselves upon our fellows, the more we come to [[love]] them; and since [[Jesus]] had given himself so fully to his [[family]], he loved them with a great and fervent [[affection]].

129:0.3 All the [[family]] had slowly [[awakened]] to the [[realization]] that [[Jesus]] was making ready to leave them. The sadness of the [[anticipated]] [[separation]] was only tempered by this [[graduated]] [[method]] of preparing them for the announcement of his intended departure. For more than four years they [[discerned]] that he was planning for this [[eventual]] separation.

129:0.3 All the [[family]] had slowly [[awakened]] to the [[realization]] that [[Jesus]] was making ready to leave them. The sadness of the [[anticipated]] [[separation]] was only tempered by this [[graduated]] [[method]] of preparing them for the announcement of his intended departure. For more than four years they [[discerned]] that he was planning for this [[eventual]] separation.

==129:1. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR (A.D. 21)==

==129:1. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR (A.D. 21)==

129:1.1 In January of this year, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_AD A.D. 21], on a rainy Sunday morning, [[Jesus]] took unceremonious leave of his [[family]], only [[explaining]] that he was going over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] and then on a [[visit]] to other [[cities]] about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee]. And thus he left them, never again to be a regular member of that household.

129:1.1 In January of this year, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_AD A.D. 21], on a rainy Sunday morning, [[Jesus]] took unceremonious leave of his [[family]], only [[explaining]] that he was going over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] and then on a [[visit]] to other [[cities]] about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee]. And thus he left them, never again to be a regular member of that household.

129:1.2 He spent one week at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], the new [[city]] which was soon to succeed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] as the capital of [[Galilee]]; and finding little to interest him, he passed on successively through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], where he stopped to pay a visit to his [[father]]'s friend Zebedee. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s sons were fishermen; he himself was a boatbuilder. [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was an expert in both [[design]]ing and building; he was a master at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking working with wood]; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] had long known of the [[skill]] of the [[Nazareth]] craftsman. For a long time Zebedee had [[contemplated]] making improved boats; he now laid his [[plans]] before [[Jesus]] and invited the visiting [[carpenter]] to join him in the [[enterprise]], and [[Jesus]] readily consented.

129:1.2 He spent one week at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], the new [[city]] which was soon to succeed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] as the capital of [[Galilee]]; and finding little to interest him, he passed on successively through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], where he stopped to pay a visit to his [[father]]'s friend Zebedee. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s sons were fishermen; he himself was a boatbuilder. [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was an expert in both [[design]]ing and building; he was a master at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking working with wood]; and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] had long known of the [[skill]] of the [[Nazareth]] craftsman. For a long time Zebedee had [[contemplated]] making improved boats; he now laid his [[plans]] before [[Jesus]] and invited the visiting [[carpenter]] to join him in the [[enterprise]], and [[Jesus]] readily consented.

129:1.3 [[Jesus]] worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] only a little more than one year, but during that time he created a new style of boat and established entirely new [[methods]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building boatmaking]. By superior [[technique]] and greatly improved [[methods]] of steaming the boards, [[Jesus]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] began to build boats of a very superior type, craft which were far more safe for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing sailing] the lake than were the older types. For several years Zebedee had more [[work]], turning out these new-style boats, than his small establishment could handle; in less than five years practically all the craft on the [[lake]] had been built in the shop of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. [[Jesus]] became well known to the [[Galilean]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherfolk] as the designer of the new boats.

129:1.3 [[Jesus]] worked with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] only a little more than one year, but during that time he created a new style of boat and established entirely new [[methods]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building boatmaking]. By superior [[technique]] and greatly improved [[methods]] of steaming the boards, [[Jesus]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] began to build boats of a very superior type, craft which were far more safe for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing sailing] the lake than were the older types. For several years Zebedee had more [[work]], turning out these new-style boats, than his small establishment could handle; in less than five years practically all the craft on the [[lake]] had been built in the shop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. [[Jesus]] became well known to the [[Galilean]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherfolk] as the designer of the new boats.

129:1.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] was a moderately well-to-do man; his boatbuilding shops were on the [[lake]] to the south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and his [[home]] was situated down the [[lake]] shore near the fishing [[headquarters]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. [[Jesus]] lived in the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] during the year and more he remained at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He had long worked alone in the world, that is, without a [[father]], and greatly enjoyed this period of working with a [[father]]-[[partner]].

129:1.4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] was a moderately well-to-do man; his boatbuilding shops were on the [[lake]] to the south of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and his [[home]] was situated down the [[lake]] shore near the fishing [[headquarters]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. [[Jesus]] lived in the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] during the year and more he remained at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He had long worked alone in the world, that is, without a [[father]], and greatly enjoyed this period of working with a [[father]]-[[partner]].

129:1.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[wife]], Salome, was a [[relative]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], onetime [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_High_Priests_of_Israel high priest] at [[Jerusalem]] and still the most [[influential]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducean] group, having been deposed only eight years previously. Salome became a great admirer of [[Jesus]]. She [[loved]] him as she loved her own sons, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_son_of_Zebedee James], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle John], and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#PAPER_149:_THE_SECOND_PREACHING_TOUR David], while her four daughters looked upon Jesus as their [[elder]] [[brother]]. Jesus often went out fishing with James, John, and David, and they [[learned]] that he was an experienced fisherman as well as an expert boatbuilder.

129:1.5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[wife]], Salome, was a [[relative]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], onetime [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_High_Priests_of_Israel high priest] at [[Jerusalem]] and still the most [[influential]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducean] group, having been deposed only eight years previously. Salome became a great admirer of [[Jesus]]. She [[loved]] him as she loved her own sons, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_son_of_Zebedee James], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle John], and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#PAPER_149:_THE_SECOND_PREACHING_TOUR David], while her four daughters looked upon Jesus as their [[elder]] [[brother]]. Jesus often went out fishing with James, John, and David, and they [[learned]] that he was an experienced fisherman as well as an expert boatbuilder.

129:1.6 All this year [[Jesus]] sent [[money]] each month to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James]. He returned to [[Nazareth]] in October to attend Martha's wedding, and he was not again in Nazareth for over two years, when he returned shortly before the double [[wedding]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(brother_of_Jesus) Simon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude].

129:1.6 All this year [[Jesus]] sent [[money]] each month to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James]. He returned to [[Nazareth]] in October to attend Martha's wedding, and he was not again in Nazareth for over two years, when he returned shortly before the double [[wedding]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(brother_of_Jesus) Simon] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude].

129:1.7 Throughout this year [[Jesus]] built boats and continued to [[observe]] how men lived on [[earth]]. Frequently he would go down to [[visit]] at the [[caravan]] station, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] being on the direct [[travel]] route from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] to the south. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was a strong [[Roman]] [[military]] post, and the garrison's commanding officer was a [[gentile]] believer in [[Yahweh]], " a devout man, " as the [[Jews]] were wont to designate such [[proselytes]]. This officer belonged to a [[wealthy]] [[Roman]] [[family]], and he took it upon himself to build a [[beautiful]] [[synagogue]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], which had been presented to the [[Jews]] a short time before [[Jesus]] came to live with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]. [[Jesus]] conducted the services in this new [[synagogue]] more than half the time this year, and some of the [[caravan]] people who chanced to attend remembered him as the [[carpenter]] from [[Nazareth]].

129:1.7 Throughout this year [[Jesus]] built boats and continued to [[observe]] how men lived on [[earth]]. Frequently he would go down to [[visit]] at the [[caravan]] station, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] being on the direct [[travel]] route from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] to the south. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was a strong [[Roman]] [[military]] post, and the garrison's commanding officer was a [[gentile]] believer in [[Yahweh]], " a devout man, " as the [[Jews]] were wont to designate such [[proselytes]]. This officer belonged to a [[wealthy]] [[Roman]] [[family]], and he took it upon himself to build a [[beautiful]] [[synagogue]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], which had been presented to the [[Jews]] a short time before [[Jesus]] came to live with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]. [[Jesus]] conducted the services in this new [[synagogue]] more than half the time this year, and some of the [[caravan]] people who chanced to attend remembered him as the [[carpenter]] from [[Nazareth]].

129:1.8 When it came to the payment of [[taxes]], Jesus registered himself as a " skilled craftsman of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. " From this day on to the end of his [[earth]] life he was known as a resident of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He never claimed any other [[legal]] residence, although he did, for various reasons, [[permit]] others to assign his residence to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], [[Nazareth]], and even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria].

129:1.8 When it came to the payment of [[taxes]], Jesus registered himself as a " skilled craftsman of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. " From this day on to the end of his [[earth]] life he was known as a resident of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He never claimed any other [[legal]] residence, although he did, for various reasons, [[permit]] others to assign his residence to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], [[Nazareth]], and even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria].

129:1.9 At the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[synagogue]] he found many new [[books]] in the [[library]] chests, and he spent at least five evenings a week at [[intense]] [[study]]. One evening he [[devoted]] to [[social]] life with the older folks, and one evening he spent with the [[Youth|young]] people. There was something [[gracious]] and [[inspiring]] about the [[personality]] of [[Jesus]] which invariably attracted young people. He always made them feel at ease in his [[presence]]. Perhaps his great [[secret]] in getting along with them consisted in the twofold [[fact]] that he was always interested in what they were [[doing]], while he seldom offered them [[advice]] unless they asked for it.

129:1.9 At the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[synagogue]] he found many new [[books]] in the [[library]] chests, and he spent at least five evenings a week at [[intense]] [[study]]. One evening he [[devoted]] to [[social]] life with the older folks, and one evening he spent with the [[Youth|young]] people. There was something [[gracious]] and [[inspiring]] about the [[personality]] of [[Jesus]] which invariably attracted young people. He always made them feel at ease in his [[presence]]. Perhaps his great [[secret]] in getting along with them consisted in the twofold [[fact]] that he was always interested in what they were [[doing]], while he seldom offered them [[advice]] unless they asked for it.

129:1.10 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[family]] almost [[worshiped]] [[Jesus]], and they never failed to attend the [[conferences]] of questions and answers which he conducted each evening after supper before he departed for the [[synagogue]] to [[study]]. The [[youth]]ful [[neighbors]] also came in frequently to attend these after-supper meetings. To these little gatherings [[Jesus]] gave varied and advanced instruction, just as advanced as they could [[comprehend]]. He talked quite freely with them, [[expressing]] his [[ideas]] and [[ideals]] about [[politics]], [[sociology]], [[science]], and [[philosophy]], but never presumed to speak with [[authoritative]] finality except when discussing [[religion]]—the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]].

129:1.10 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[family]] almost [[worshiped]] [[Jesus]], and they never failed to attend the [[conferences]] of questions and answers which he conducted each evening after supper before he departed for the [[synagogue]] to [[study]]. The [[youth]]ful [[neighbors]] also came in frequently to attend these after-supper meetings. To these little gatherings [[Jesus]] gave varied and advanced instruction, just as advanced as they could [[comprehend]]. He talked quite freely with them, [[expressing]] his [[ideas]] and [[ideals]] about [[politics]], [[sociology]], [[science]], and [[philosophy]], but never presumed to speak with [[authoritative]] finality except when discussing [[religion]]—the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]].

129:1.11 Once a week [[Jesus]] held a meeting with the entire household, shop, and shore helpers, for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] had many employees. And it was among these workers that [[Jesus]] was first called " the Master. " They all [[loved]] him. He [[enjoyed]] his [[labors]] with Zebedee in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], but he missed the [[children]] [[playing]] out by the side of the [[Nazareth]] [[carpenter]] shop.

129:1.11 Once a week [[Jesus]] held a meeting with the entire household, shop, and shore helpers, for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] had many employees. And it was among these workers that [[Jesus]] was first called " the Master. " They all [[loved]] him. He [[enjoyed]] his [[labors]] with Zebedee in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], but he missed the [[children]] [[playing]] out by the side of the [[Nazareth]] [[carpenter]] shop.

129:1.12 Of the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_son_of_Zebedee James] was the most interested in [[Jesus]] as a [[teacher]], as a [[philosopher]]. [John, the Apostle|John]] cared most for his [[religious]] teaching and [[opinions]]. David respected him as a mechanic but took little stock in his [[religious]] views and [[philosophic]] teachings.

129:1.12 Of the sons of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_son_of_Zebedee James] was the most interested in [[Jesus]] as a [[teacher]], as a [[philosopher]]. [John, the Apostle|John]] cared most for his [[religious]] teaching and [[opinions]]. David respected him as a mechanic but took little stock in his [[religious]] views and [[philosophic]] teachings.

129:1.13 Frequently [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] came over on the [[Sabbath]] to hear [[Jesus]] talk in the [[synagogue]] and would tarry to [[visit]] with him. And the more Jude saw of his eldest [[brother]], the more he became convinced that Jesus was a truly great man.

129:1.13 Frequently [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] came over on the [[Sabbath]] to hear [[Jesus]] talk in the [[synagogue]] and would tarry to [[visit]] with him. And the more Jude saw of his eldest [[brother]], the more he became convinced that Jesus was a truly great man.

129:1.14 This year [[Jesus]] made great advances in the [[Seven psychic circles|ascendant mastery]] of his human [[mind]] and [[attained]] new and high levels of [[conscious]] [[contact]] with his indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].

129:1.14 This year [[Jesus]] made great advances in the [[Seven psychic circles|ascendant mastery]] of his human [[mind]] and [[attained]] new and high levels of [[conscious]] [[contact]] with his indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].

==129:2. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR (A.D. 22)==

==129:2. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR (A.D. 22)==

129:2.1 In March, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_AD A.D. 22], [[Jesus]] took leave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He asked for a small sum of [[money]] to defray his expenses to [[Jerusalem]]. While working with Zebedee he had drawn only small sums of money, which each month he would send to the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]]. One month Joseph would come down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] for the [[money]]; the next month [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] would come over to Capernaum, get the [[money]] from [[Jesus]], and take it up to [[Nazareth]]. Jude's fishing headquarters was only a few miles south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum].

129:2.1 In March, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_AD A.D. 22], [[Jesus]] took leave of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He asked for a small sum of [[money]] to defray his expenses to [[Jerusalem]]. While working with Zebedee he had drawn only small sums of money, which each month he would send to the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]]. One month Joseph would come down to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] for the [[money]]; the next month [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] would come over to Capernaum, get the [[money]] from [[Jesus]], and take it up to [[Nazareth]]. Jude's fishing headquarters was only a few miles south of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum].

129:2.2 When [[Jesus]] took leave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[family]], he [[agreed]] to remain in [[Jerusalem]] until [[Passover]] time, and they all [[promised]] to be present for that [[event]]. They even arranged to [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]] supper together. They all sorrowed when [[Jesus]] left them, especially the daughters of Zebedee.

129:2.2 When [[Jesus]] took leave of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[family]], he [[agreed]] to remain in [[Jerusalem]] until [[Passover]] time, and they all [[promised]] to be present for that [[event]]. They even arranged to [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]] supper together. They all sorrowed when [[Jesus]] left them, especially the daughters of Zebedee.

129:2.3 Before leaving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [[Jesus]] had a long talk with his new-found [[friend]] and close companion, [[John, the Apostle|John Zebedee]]. He told John that he [[contemplated]] traveling extensively until " my hour shall come " and asked [[John, the Apostle|John]] to [[act]] in his stead in the matter of sending some [[money]] to the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] each month until the funds due him should be exhausted. And John made him this promise: " My Teacher, go about your [[business]], do your work in the world; I will [[act]] for you in this or any other matter, and I will watch over your [[family]] even as I would foster my own [[mother]] and care for my own brothers and sisters. I will disburse your funds which my [[father]] holds as you have directed and as they may be needed, and when your [[money]] has been expended, if I do not receive more from you, and if your [[mother]] is in need, then will I [[share]] my own earnings with her. Go your way in [[peace]]. I will act in your stead in all these matters. "

129:2.3 Before leaving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [[Jesus]] had a long talk with his new-found [[friend]] and close companion, [[John, the Apostle|John Zebedee]]. He told John that he [[contemplated]] traveling extensively until " my hour shall come " and asked [[John, the Apostle|John]] to [[act]] in his stead in the matter of sending some [[money]] to the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] each month until the funds due him should be exhausted. And John made him this promise: " My Teacher, go about your [[business]], do your work in the world; I will [[act]] for you in this or any other matter, and I will watch over your [[family]] even as I would foster my own [[mother]] and care for my own brothers and sisters. I will disburse your funds which my [[father]] holds as you have directed and as they may be needed, and when your [[money]] has been expended, if I do not receive more from you, and if your [[mother]] is in need, then will I [[share]] my own earnings with her. Go your way in [[peace]]. I will act in your stead in all these matters. "

129:2.4 Therefore, after [[Jesus]] had departed for [[Jerusalem]], John consulted with his [[father]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], regarding the [[money]] due [[Jesus]], and he was [[surprised]] that it was such a large sum. As [[Jesus]] had left the matter so entirely in their hands, they [[agreed]] that it would be the better [[plan]] to [[invest]] these funds in [[property]] and use the income for assisting the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]]; and since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] knew of a little house in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] which carried a mortgage and was for sale, he directed [[John, the Apostle|John]] to buy this house with [[Jesus]]' [[money]] and hold the title in [[trust]] for his [[friend]]. And John did as his [[father]] advised him. For two years the rent of this house was applied on the mortgage, and this, augmented by a certain large fund which [[Jesus]] presently sent up to John to be used as needed by the [[family]], almost equaled the amount of this [[obligation]]; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] supplied the [[difference]], so that [[John, the Apostle|John]] paid up the remainder of the mortgage when it fell due, thereby securing clear title to this two-room house. In this way [[Jesus]] became the owner of a house in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], but he had not been told about it.

129:2.4 Therefore, after [[Jesus]] had departed for [[Jerusalem]], John consulted with his [[father]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], regarding the [[money]] due [[Jesus]], and he was [[surprised]] that it was such a large sum. As [[Jesus]] had left the matter so entirely in their hands, they [[agreed]] that it would be the better [[plan]] to [[invest]] these funds in [[property]] and use the income for assisting the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]]; and since [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] knew of a little house in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] which carried a mortgage and was for sale, he directed [[John, the Apostle|John]] to buy this house with [[Jesus]]' [[money]] and hold the title in [[trust]] for his [[friend]]. And John did as his [[father]] advised him. For two years the rent of this house was applied on the mortgage, and this, augmented by a certain large fund which [[Jesus]] presently sent up to John to be used as needed by the [[family]], almost equaled the amount of this [[obligation]]; and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] supplied the [[difference]], so that [[John, the Apostle|John]] paid up the remainder of the mortgage when it fell due, thereby securing clear title to this two-room house. In this way [[Jesus]] became the owner of a house in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], but he had not been told about it.

129:2.5 When the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] heard that [[Jesus]] had departed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], they, not knowing of this [[financial]] arrangement with [[John, the Apostle|John]], believed the time had come for them to get along without any further help from [[Jesus]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just|James]] remembered his [[contract]] with [[Jesus]] and, with the help of his [[brothers]], forthwith assumed full [[responsibility]] for the [[care]] of the [[family]].

129:2.5 When the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] heard that [[Jesus]] had departed from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], they, not knowing of this [[financial]] arrangement with [[John, the Apostle|John]], believed the time had come for them to get along without any further help from [[Jesus]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just|James]] remembered his [[contract]] with [[Jesus]] and, with the help of his [[brothers]], forthwith assumed full [[responsibility]] for the [[care]] of the [[family]].

129:2.6 But let us go back to [[observe]] [[Jesus]] in [[Jerusalem]]. For almost two months he spent the greater part of his time listening to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] [[discussions]] with occasional visits to the various schools of the [[rabbis]]. Most of the [[Sabbath]] days he spent at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany].

129:2.6 But let us go back to [[observe]] [[Jesus]] in [[Jerusalem]]. For almost two months he spent the greater part of his time listening to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] [[discussions]] with occasional visits to the various schools of the [[rabbis]]. Most of the [[Sabbath]] days he spent at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany].

129:2.7 [[Jesus]] had carried with him to [[Jerusalem]] a letter from Salome, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[wife]], introducing him to the former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], as " one, the same as my own son. " Annas spent much time with him, [[personally]] taking him to [[visit]] the many academies of the [[Jerusalem]] [[religious]] [[teachers]]. While [[Jesus]] thoroughly inspected these [[schools]] and carefully [[observed]] their [[methods]] of teaching, he never so much as asked a single question in [[public]]. Although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas] looked upon [[Jesus]] as a great man, he was puzzled as to how to [[advise]] him. He [[recognized]] the foolishness of suggesting that he enter any of the [[schools]] of [[Jerusalem]] as a [[student]], and yet he well knew [[Jesus]] would never be accorded the [[status]] of a regular [[teacher]] inasmuch as he had never been [[trained]] in these [[schools]].

129:2.7 [[Jesus]] had carried with him to [[Jerusalem]] a letter from Salome, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s [[wife]], introducing him to the former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], as " one, the same as my own son. " Annas spent much time with him, [[personally]] taking him to [[visit]] the many academies of the [[Jerusalem]] [[religious]] [[teachers]]. While [[Jesus]] thoroughly inspected these [[schools]] and carefully [[observed]] their [[methods]] of teaching, he never so much as asked a single question in [[public]]. Although [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas] looked upon [[Jesus]] as a great man, he was puzzled as to how to [[advise]] him. He [[recognized]] the foolishness of suggesting that he enter any of the [[schools]] of [[Jerusalem]] as a [[student]], and yet he well knew [[Jesus]] would never be accorded the [[status]] of a regular [[teacher]] inasmuch as he had never been [[trained]] in these [[schools]].

129:2.8 Presently the time of the [[Passover]] drew near, and along with the throngs from every quarter there arrived at [[Jerusalem]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and his entire [[family]]. They all stopped at the spacious [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], where they [[celebrated]] the [[Passover]] as one [[happy]] [[family]].

129:2.8 Presently the time of the [[Passover]] drew near, and along with the throngs from every quarter there arrived at [[Jerusalem]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and his entire [[family]]. They all stopped at the spacious [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas Annas], where they [[celebrated]] the [[Passover]] as one [[happy]] [[family]].

129:2.9 Before the end of this [[Passover]] week, by apparent [[chance]], [[Jesus]] met a [[wealthy]] traveler and his son, a young man about seventeen years of age. These travelers hailed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India India], and being on their way to visit [[Rome]] and various other points on the [[Mediterranean]], they had arranged to arrive in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Passover]], hoping to find someone whom they could [[engage]] as [[interpreter]] for both and [[tutor]] for the son. The [[father]] was insistent that [[Jesus]] consent to [[travel]] with them. [[Jesus]] told him about his [[family]] and that it was hardly fair to go away for almost two years, during which time they might find themselves in need. Whereupon, this traveler from the [[Orient]] proposed to advance to [[Jesus]] the wages of one year so that he could intrust such funds to his [[friends]] for the safeguarding of his [[family]] against want. And [[Jesus]] agreed to make the trip.

129:2.9 Before the end of this [[Passover]] week, by apparent [[chance]], [[Jesus]] met a [[wealthy]] traveler and his son, a young man about seventeen years of age. These travelers hailed from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India India], and being on their way to visit [[Rome]] and various other points on the [[Mediterranean]], they had arranged to arrive in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Passover]], hoping to find someone whom they could [[engage]] as [[interpreter]] for both and [[tutor]] for the son. The [[father]] was insistent that [[Jesus]] consent to [[travel]] with them. [[Jesus]] told him about his [[family]] and that it was hardly fair to go away for almost two years, during which time they might find themselves in need. Whereupon, this traveler from the [[Orient]] proposed to advance to [[Jesus]] the wages of one year so that he could intrust such funds to his [[friends]] for the safeguarding of his [[family]] against want. And [[Jesus]] agreed to make the trip.

129:2.10 [[Jesus]] turned this large sum over to [[John, the Apostle|John]] the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]. And you have been told how John applied this [[money]] toward the liquidation of the mortgage on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[property]]. [[Jesus]] took Zebedee fully into his confidence regarding this [[Mediterranean]] [[journey]], but he enjoined him to tell no man, not even his own [[Family|flesh and blood]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] never did disclose his [[knowledge]] of [[Jesus]]' whereabouts during this long period of almost two years. Before [[Jesus]]' return from this trip the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] had just about given him up as dead. Only the [[assurances]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], who went up to [[Nazareth]] with his son [[John, the Apostle|John]] on several occasions, kept [[hope]] alive in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s [[heart]].

129:2.10 [[Jesus]] turned this large sum over to [[John, the Apostle|John]] the son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]. And you have been told how John applied this [[money]] toward the liquidation of the mortgage on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[property]]. [[Jesus]] took Zebedee fully into his confidence regarding this [[Mediterranean]] [[journey]], but he enjoined him to tell no man, not even his own [[Family|flesh and blood]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] never did disclose his [[knowledge]] of [[Jesus]]' whereabouts during this long period of almost two years. Before [[Jesus]]' return from this trip the [[family]] at [[Nazareth]] had just about given him up as dead. Only the [[assurances]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], who went up to [[Nazareth]] with his son [[John, the Apostle|John]] on several occasions, kept [[hope]] alive in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s [[heart]].

129:2.11 During this time the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] got along very well; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] had considerably increased his quota and kept up this extra contribution until he was [[married]]. Notwithstanding that they required little [[assistance]], it was the [[practice]] of [[John, the Apostle|John Zebedee]] to take presents each month to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and Ruth, as [[Jesus]] had instructed him.

129:2.11 During this time the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] got along very well; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] had considerably increased his quota and kept up this extra contribution until he was [[married]]. Notwithstanding that they required little [[assistance]], it was the [[practice]] of [[John, the Apostle|John Zebedee]] to take presents each month to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and Ruth, as [[Jesus]] had instructed him.

==129:3. THE TWENTY-NINTH YEAR (A.D. 23)==

==129:3. THE TWENTY-NINTH YEAR (A.D. 23)==

129:3.1 The whole of [[Jesus]]' twenty-ninth year was spent finishing up the tour of the [[Mediterranean]] world. The main [[events]], as far as we have [[permission]] to [[reveal]] these [[experiences]], constitute the subjects of the [[narratives]] which [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_130 immediately follow this paper].

129:3.1 The whole of [[Jesus]]' twenty-ninth year was spent finishing up the tour of the [[Mediterranean]] world. The main [[events]], as far as we have [[permission]] to [[reveal]] these [[experiences]], constitute the subjects of the [[narratives]] which [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_130 immediately follow this paper].

129:3.2 Throughout this tour of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_world Roman world], for many reasons, [[Jesus]] was known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] [[scribe]]. At [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] and other stops on the return trip he was, however, known as the [[Jewish]] [[tutor]].

129:3.2 Throughout this tour of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_world Roman world], for many reasons, [[Jesus]] was known as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] [[scribe]]. At [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] and other stops on the return trip he was, however, known as the [[Jewish]] [[tutor]].

129:3.3 This was an eventful period in [[Jesus]]' life. While on this [[journey]] he made many [[contacts]] with his fellow men, but this [[experience]] is a [[phase]] of his life which he never revealed to any member of his [[family]] nor to any of [[the apostles]]. [[Jesus]] lived out his life in the [[flesh]] and departed from this world without anyone (save [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]) knowing that he had made this extensive trip. Some of his [[friends]] thought he had returned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]; others thought he had gone to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]. His own [[family]] inclined to the [[belief]] that he was in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], as they knew that he had once been invited to go there for the [[purpose]] of becoming an assistant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazzan chazan].

129:3.3 This was an eventful period in [[Jesus]]' life. While on this [[journey]] he made many [[contacts]] with his fellow men, but this [[experience]] is a [[phase]] of his life which he never revealed to any member of his [[family]] nor to any of [[the apostles]]. [[Jesus]] lived out his life in the [[flesh]] and departed from this world without anyone (save [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]) knowing that he had made this extensive trip. Some of his [[friends]] thought he had returned to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]; others thought he had gone to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]. His own [[family]] inclined to the [[belief]] that he was in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], as they knew that he had once been invited to go there for the [[purpose]] of becoming an assistant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazzan chazan].

129:3.4 When [[Jesus]] returned to [[Palestine]], he did nothing to change the [[opinion]] of his [[family]] that he had gone from [[Jerusalem]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria]; he permitted them to continue in the [[belief]] that all the time he had been [[absent]] from [[Palestine]] had been spent in that city of [[learning]] and [[culture]]. Only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] the boatbuilder of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] knew the [[facts]] about these matters, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] told no one.

129:3.4 When [[Jesus]] returned to [[Palestine]], he did nothing to change the [[opinion]] of his [[family]] that he had gone from [[Jerusalem]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria]; he permitted them to continue in the [[belief]] that all the time he had been [[absent]] from [[Palestine]] had been spent in that city of [[learning]] and [[culture]]. Only [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] the boatbuilder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] knew the [[facts]] about these matters, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] told no one.

129:3.5 In all your [[efforts]] to decipher the [[meaning]] of [[Jesus]]' life on [[Urantia]], you must be mindful of the [[motivation]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE Michael bestowal]. If you would [[comprehend]] the [[meaning]] of many of his apparently strange doings, you must [[discern]] the [[purpose]] of his [[sojourn]] on your world. He was consistently careful not to build up an overattractive and [[attention]]-consuming [[personal]] [[career]]. He wanted to make no unusual or overpowering appeals to his fellow men. He was [[dedicated]] to the [[work]] of [[revealing]] the [[Universal Father|heavenly Father]] to his fellow [[mortals]] and at the same time was [[consecrated]] to the [[sublime]] task of living his [[mortal]] [[earth]] life all the while subject to the will of the same [[Paradise Father]].

129:3.5 In all your [[efforts]] to decipher the [[meaning]] of [[Jesus]]' life on [[Urantia]], you must be mindful of the [[motivation]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE Michael bestowal]. If you would [[comprehend]] the [[meaning]] of many of his apparently strange doings, you must [[discern]] the [[purpose]] of his [[sojourn]] on your world. He was consistently careful not to build up an overattractive and [[attention]]-consuming [[personal]] [[career]]. He wanted to make no unusual or overpowering appeals to his fellow men. He was [[dedicated]] to the [[work]] of [[revealing]] the [[Universal Father|heavenly Father]] to his fellow [[mortals]] and at the same time was [[consecrated]] to the [[sublime]] task of living his [[mortal]] [[earth]] life all the while subject to the will of the same [[Paradise Father]].

129:3.6 It will also always be helpful in [[understanding]] [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]] if all [[mortal]] [[students]] of this [[divine]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE bestowal] will remember that, while he lived this life of [[incarnation]] on [[Urantia]], he lived it for his [[Nebadon|entire universe]]. There was something special and [[inspiring]] [[associated]] with the life he lived in the [[flesh]] of [[mortal]] [[nature]] for every single [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 inhabited sphere] throughout all the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. The same is also true of all those worlds which have become habitable since the eventful times of his [[sojourn]] on [[Urantia]]. And it will likewise be equally true of all worlds which may become inhabited by [[Free will|will]] [[creatures]] in all the [[future]] [[history]] of this [[local universe]].

129:3.6 It will also always be helpful in [[understanding]] [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]] if all [[mortal]] [[students]] of this [[divine]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE bestowal] will remember that, while he lived this life of [[incarnation]] on [[Urantia]], he lived it for his [[Nebadon|entire universe]]. There was something special and [[inspiring]] [[associated]] with the life he lived in the [[flesh]] of [[mortal]] [[nature]] for every single [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 inhabited sphere] throughout all the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. The same is also true of all those worlds which have become habitable since the eventful times of his [[sojourn]] on [[Urantia]]. And it will likewise be equally true of all worlds which may become inhabited by [[Free will|will]] [[creatures]] in all the [[future]] [[history]] of this [[local universe]].

129:3.7 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], during the time and through the [[experience]]s of this tour of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman world], [[practically]] completed his [[educational]] contact-[[training]] with the [[diversified]] peoples of the world of his day and [[generation]]. By the time of his return to [[Nazareth]], through the medium of this [[travel]]-[[training]] he had just about learned how man lived and wrought out his [[existence]] on [[Urantia]].

129:3.7 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], during the time and through the [[experience]]s of this tour of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman world], [[practically]] completed his [[educational]] contact-[[training]] with the [[diversified]] peoples of the world of his day and [[generation]]. By the time of his return to [[Nazareth]], through the medium of this [[travel]]-[[training]] he had just about learned how man lived and wrought out his [[existence]] on [[Urantia]].

129:3.8 The real [[purpose]] of his trip around the [[Mediterranean]] basin was to know men. He came very close to hundreds of [[humankind]] on this [[journey]]. He met and loved all manner of men, [[rich]] and [[poor]], high and low, black and white, educated and uneducated, cultured and uncultured, animalistic and [[spiritual]], religious and irreligious, [[moral]] and immoral.

129:3.8 The real [[purpose]] of his trip around the [[Mediterranean]] basin was to know men. He came very close to hundreds of [[humankind]] on this [[journey]]. He met and loved all manner of men, [[rich]] and [[poor]], high and low, black and white, educated and uneducated, cultured and uncultured, animalistic and [[spiritual]], religious and irreligious, [[moral]] and immoral.

129:3.9 On this [[Mediterranean]] [[journey]] [[Jesus]] made great advances in his [[human]] task of mastering the [[material]] and [[mortal]] [[mind]], and his [[indwelling Adjuster]] made great [[progress]] in the [[ascension]] and [[spiritual]] [[conquest]] of this same human [[intellect]]. By the end of this tour [[Jesus]] virtually knew—with all [[human]] certainty—that he was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_God Son of God], a [[Creator Son]] of the [[Universal Father]]. [[The Adjuster]] more and more was able to bring up in the [[mind]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] shadowy [[memories]] of his [[Paradise]] [[experience]] in [[association]] with his [[Universal Father|divine Father]] ere he ever came to [[organize]] and [[administer]] this [[local universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. Thus did [[the Adjuster]], little by little, bring to [[Jesus]]' human [[consciousness]] those [[necessary]] memories of his former and [[divine]] [[existence]] in the various [[epochs]] of the well-nigh [[eternal]] [[past]]. The last [[episode]] of his prehuman [[experience]] to be brought forth by [[the Adjuster]] was his [[farewell]] [[conference]] with [[Immanuel]] of [[Salvington]] just before his [[surrender]] of [[conscious]] [[personality]] to embark upon the [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. And this final [[memory]] picture of prehuman [[existence]] was made clear in [[Jesus]]' [[consciousness]] on the very day of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptism by John] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan].

129:3.9 On this [[Mediterranean]] [[journey]] [[Jesus]] made great advances in his [[human]] task of mastering the [[material]] and [[mortal]] [[mind]], and his [[indwelling Adjuster]] made great [[progress]] in the [[ascension]] and [[spiritual]] [[conquest]] of this same human [[intellect]]. By the end of this tour [[Jesus]] virtually knew—with all [[human]] certainty—that he was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_God Son of God], a [[Creator Son]] of the [[Universal Father]]. [[The Adjuster]] more and more was able to bring up in the [[mind]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] shadowy [[memories]] of his [[Paradise]] [[experience]] in [[association]] with his [[Universal Father|divine Father]] ere he ever came to [[organize]] and [[administer]] this [[local universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. Thus did [[the Adjuster]], little by little, bring to [[Jesus]]' human [[consciousness]] those [[necessary]] memories of his former and [[divine]] [[existence]] in the various [[epochs]] of the well-nigh [[eternal]] [[past]]. The last [[episode]] of his prehuman [[experience]] to be brought forth by [[the Adjuster]] was his [[farewell]] [[conference]] with [[Immanuel]] of [[Salvington]] just before his [[surrender]] of [[conscious]] [[personality]] to embark upon the [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. And this final [[memory]] picture of prehuman [[existence]] was made clear in [[Jesus]]' [[consciousness]] on the very day of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptism by John] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan].

==129:4. THE HUMAN JESUS==

==129:4. THE HUMAN JESUS==

129:4.1 To the onlooking [[celestial]] [[intelligences]] of the [[local universe]], this [[Mediterranean]] trip was the most enthralling of all [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[experiences]], at least of all his [[career]] right up to the [[event]] of his [[crucifixion]] and [[mortal]] [[death]]. This was the fascinating period of his [[personal]] [[ministry]] in [[contrast]] with the soon-following [[epoch]] of [[public]] ministry. This [[unique]] episode was all the more engrossing because he was at this time still the [[carpenter]] of [[Nazareth]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building boatbuilder] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], the [[scribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]; he was still the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. He had not yet [[achieved]] the complete [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:6._THE_SEVEN_PSYCHIC_CIRCLES mastery of his human mind]; [[the Adjuster]] had not fully mastered and counterparted the [[mortal]] [[identity]]. He was still a man among men.

129:4.1 To the onlooking [[celestial]] [[intelligences]] of the [[local universe]], this [[Mediterranean]] trip was the most enthralling of all [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[experiences]], at least of all his [[career]] right up to the [[event]] of his [[crucifixion]] and [[mortal]] [[death]]. This was the fascinating period of his [[personal]] [[ministry]] in [[contrast]] with the soon-following [[epoch]] of [[public]] ministry. This [[unique]] episode was all the more engrossing because he was at this time still the [[carpenter]] of [[Nazareth]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building boatbuilder] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], the [[scribe]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]; he was still the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. He had not yet [[achieved]] the complete [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:6._THE_SEVEN_PSYCHIC_CIRCLES mastery of his human mind]; [[the Adjuster]] had not fully mastered and counterparted the [[mortal]] [[identity]]. He was still a man among men.

129:4.2 The [[purely]] human [[religious]] [[experience]]—the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[growth]]—of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] well-nigh reached the [[apex]] of [[attainment]] during this, the twenty-ninth year. This [[experience]] of [[spiritual]] [[development]] was a consistently [[gradual]] [[growth]] from the [[moment]] of the arrival of his [[Thought Adjuster]] until the day of the completion and [[confirmation]] of that [[natural]] and [[normal]] [[human]] [[relationship]] between the [[material]] [[mind]] of man and the mind-[[endowment]] of the [[spirit]]—the [[phenomenon]] of the making of these [[two]] minds [[one]], the [[experience]] which the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[attained]] in completion and finality, as an [[incarnated]] mortal of the realm, on the day of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptism] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan].

129:4.2 The [[purely]] human [[religious]] [[experience]]—the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[growth]]—of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] well-nigh reached the [[apex]] of [[attainment]] during this, the twenty-ninth year. This [[experience]] of [[spiritual]] [[development]] was a consistently [[gradual]] [[growth]] from the [[moment]] of the arrival of his [[Thought Adjuster]] until the day of the completion and [[confirmation]] of that [[natural]] and [[normal]] [[human]] [[relationship]] between the [[material]] [[mind]] of man and the mind-[[endowment]] of the [[spirit]]—the [[phenomenon]] of the making of these [[two]] minds [[one]], the [[experience]] which the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[attained]] in completion and finality, as an [[incarnated]] mortal of the realm, on the day of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptism] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan].

129:4.3 Throughout these years, while he did not [[appear]] to [[engage]] in so many [[seasons]] of [[formal]] [[communion]] with [[Universal Father|his Father in heaven]], he perfected increasingly [[effective]] [[methods]] of [[personal]] [[communication]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]] [[presence]] of the [[Paradise Father]]. He lived a real life, a full life, and a truly [[normal]], [[natural]], and [[average]] life in the [[flesh]]. He knows from [[personal]] [[experience]] the equivalent of the [[actuality]] of the entire sum and substance of the living of the life of [[Human Condition|human being]]s on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 material worlds] of [[time and space]].

129:4.3 Throughout these years, while he did not [[appear]] to [[engage]] in so many [[seasons]] of [[formal]] [[communion]] with [[Universal Father|his Father in heaven]], he perfected increasingly [[effective]] [[methods]] of [[personal]] [[communication]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]] [[presence]] of the [[Paradise Father]]. He lived a real life, a full life, and a truly [[normal]], [[natural]], and [[average]] life in the [[flesh]]. He knows from [[personal]] [[experience]] the equivalent of the [[actuality]] of the entire sum and substance of the living of the life of [[Human Condition|human being]]s on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 material worlds] of [[time and space]].

129:4.4 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[experienced]] those wide [[Spectrum|ranges]] of [[human]] [[emotion]] which reach from superb [[joy]] to [[profound]] [[sorrow]]. He was a child of [[joy]] and a [[being]] of rare good [[humor]]; likewise was he a " man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.53] In a [[spiritual]] sense, he did live through the [[mortal]] life from the bottom to the top, from the beginning to the end. From a [[material]] [[point of view]], he might appear to have [[escaped]] living through both [[social]] [[extreme]]s of [[human]] [[existence]], but [[intellectually]] he became wholly familiar with the entire and complete [[experience]] of [[humankind]].

129:4.4 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[experienced]] those wide [[Spectrum|ranges]] of [[human]] [[emotion]] which reach from superb [[joy]] to [[profound]] [[sorrow]]. He was a child of [[joy]] and a [[being]] of rare good [[humor]]; likewise was he a " man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.53] In a [[spiritual]] sense, he did live through the [[mortal]] life from the bottom to the top, from the beginning to the end. From a [[material]] [[point of view]], he might appear to have [[escaped]] living through both [[social]] [[extreme]]s of [[human]] [[existence]], but [[intellectually]] he became wholly familiar with the entire and complete [[experience]] of [[humankind]].

129:4.5 [[Jesus]] knows about the [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]], the urges and [[impulses]], of the [[evolutionary]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascendant mortals] of the realms, from [[birth]] to [[death]]. He has lived the [[human]] life from the beginnings of [[physical]], [[intellectual]], and [[spiritual]] [[selfhood]] up through [[infancy]], [[childhood]], [[youth]], and [[Maturity|adulthood]]—even to the [[human]] [[experience]] of [[death]]. He not only passed through these usual and familiar human periods of [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] advancement, but he also fully experienced those higher and more advanced [[phases]] of [[human]] and [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]] [[reconciliation]] which so few [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] ever [[attain]]. And thus he experienced the full life of [[mortal]] man, not only as it is lived on your world, but also as it is lived on all other [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 evolutionary worlds] of [[time and space]], even on the highest and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55 most advanced of all the worlds] settled in [[light and life]].

129:4.5 [[Jesus]] knows about the [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]], the urges and [[impulses]], of the [[evolutionary]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascendant mortals] of the realms, from [[birth]] to [[death]]. He has lived the [[human]] life from the beginnings of [[physical]], [[intellectual]], and [[spiritual]] [[selfhood]] up through [[infancy]], [[childhood]], [[youth]], and [[Maturity|adulthood]]—even to the [[human]] [[experience]] of [[death]]. He not only passed through these usual and familiar human periods of [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] advancement, but he also fully experienced those higher and more advanced [[phases]] of [[human]] and [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]] [[reconciliation]] which so few [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] ever [[attain]]. And thus he experienced the full life of [[mortal]] man, not only as it is lived on your world, but also as it is lived on all other [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 evolutionary worlds] of [[time and space]], even on the highest and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55 most advanced of all the worlds] settled in [[light and life]].