medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
It has not been established that Joseph's profession was anything but a
carpenter! It is an unsubstantiated rumor that he was a cabnetmaker! Can any
one offer any proof? I have not seen it yet!
V. Kerry Inman
Quoting Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>:
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> From: "George R. Hoelzeman" <[log in to unmask]>
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> > So. . . . what would a 1st C. Jewish cabinetmaker have built? chests?
> wooden plates....I seem to recall that the clothes cabinet did not come into
> existence until the Quatrocento
>
> i think that the Egyptians (at least) produced a *lot* of very sophisticated
> woodwork (nearly all of which has perished, remember) which would fall into
> the catagory of "cabinetmaking" (joinery) --lots and lots of chests, shrines,
> doors.
>
> the Romans, as well, had plenty of tools appropriate for joinery --chisels,
> even metal planes.
>
> > George (thinking Joseph may be more connected to his profession than
> previously thought)
>
> c (thinking that it might not be possible to reconstruct what Joe's
> profession
> was, given the rather scanty condition of the evidence)
>
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