Written by Cynthia Bourgeault. I have not read the complete book as yet but the frame of mind the book desires to place me I disagree. First, the authors seems to make an assumption that Jesus learned threw seeking the kingdom of God. I think Jesus new the kingdom of heaven from the moment of his birth. Therefore, if Jesus seeks, What he is looking for is Wisdom that exist in the world that he is born into. He is a light looking for other lights. I like to think of him as Diogenes carrying a lantern during the middle of the day looking for the truth.
I am coming to the conclusion that Jesus foray into the wilderness is looking for the light among humanity. He did not find light expect for one that is John the Baptist. This is similar to King Solomons search for a wise man in the world and he only finds one. Moreover, it seems that people forget that Jesus is the first born son to Joseph and Mary, thus he would be consecrated to God from birth, establishing his manhood in the Jewish community. (not really gonna look at it at this moment) Jesus is a Nazareth according to Jewish law and i have heard called by this term. As a Nazarine, Jesus knows the Law. Living the Law by God first and learned within his culture as being a first born son to Jewish parents. For instance, the author makes the claim that Jesus could have been an Essenes Jew. He being the first born son gives him many duties.
My counter speculation: Is living as Nazarine (keeping the Jewish Law real, as a duty for the Jews, but the word made flesh by God) He learns the hypocrosy of the Pharisee. He might can not teach in the temple but he definately has access. He is not a Levite those that give the Law to the people. Jesus teaching "Wisdom" outside the temple is an infraction of the Law (a job of the Levites) but the Levites do this inside the temple not outside. The death of Christ takes what was behing the veil of the temple to humans outside. While he walked among us, he was the ark outside of the temple. So much ignorance in humanity/world/ the world is more than humanity/ that he was so distressed because the truth he knows had been lost.
The author mentions our "20/20 hindsight." We don't see to good. I think Jesus was pissed. A way was prepared for him, with stumbling blocks in his path. One of the reason Christ does not want chidren to be lead astray of him. From my personal experience, I have set in quite a few course in college, and there was information presented in class from professors and students that I wanted to scream "BULLSHIT" but I kept my tounge silent and presented my position in time. To know the a truth and see it butchered is torture. Moreover, at least once a week I hear ignorance considering Christians Faith. Do I cast my pearls before swine, or walk on them like bad salt? Overall, I wish they would seek the truth instead of second hand information.
Furthermore, I do not think seeking is from reading it is from doing. I did not need to read the gnostic text for further guidance. I am not saying to read them is bad but, do and you will learn from the parables of one book of the Gospels. The Gospels being the four books written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The book is keeping my attention, and good to hear anothers journey to self realization in Christ.
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