Why does Joseph hold a staff in most nativity scenes?
Gina Cook
December 13, 2014 · Edited
This has nothing to do with GQ questions but trying to answer why in most nativity scenes it shows Joseph holding a staff/stick. It makes him look like a shepherd but he wasn't. Not sure how to answer this. Any ideas?
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Vincent Trigili Because they are wrong is the correct answer , but you could say a staff was a common means of defense while traveling.
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Ed Chait
December 11 at 1:43am
I just submitted an answer regarding John the Baptist's motivation for sending his disciples to ask Jesus if He was the Messiah and thought I would post it for your feedback and thoughts.
Question 372043: Why did John the Bapstist asked his disciples to asked Jesus was he the one or should we wait for another? Was this doubt and why? God Bless
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Gwen Sellers
December 8, 2014
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Sarah Van Baale
December 3, 2014
Any one familiar with Hebrew want to help me out? The "knew" in Jeremiah 1:5 is sometimes translated as "chose."
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
I get the impression that my questioner thinks we're all walking around living life in heaven before we're born as infants on this earth and I suspect this verse, and in particular this word, might be the culprit. What does that original word 