Paragraph 583

583. Like the prophets before him Jesus expressed the deepest respect for the Temple in Jerusalem. It was in the Temple that Joseph and Mary presented him forty days after his birth.349 At the age of twelve he decided to remain in the Temple to remind his parents that he must be about his Father’s business.350 He went there each year during his hidden life at least for Passover.351 His public ministry itself was patterned by his pilgrimages to Jerusalem for the great Jewish feasts.352


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

167. Is the particular Church catholic?

418. What is the relationship between the natural law and the Old Law?

122. What are the results of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross?

71. What relationship has God established between man and woman?

426. What is merit?

206. What does it mean to die in Christ Jesus?

41. In what way is God the truth?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

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What is the meaning of David’s song of gratitude to God?

Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?

What are the story and life lessons drawn from the Ascension of Solomon in 1 Kings 1-2?

What is the importance of gratitude in the Christian life, according to the first letter to Timothy?

What is the story of Abimelech and forgiveness in Judges 9:22-57?

What is the importance of Christian witness?