Comments on: Who found the donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem? http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/ Does the Bible contain contradictions or errors? Biblical inerrancy examined. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:55:18 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bjr53 http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/comment-page-1/#comment-598 bjr53 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:22:29 +0000 http://www.errancy.com/?p=1205#comment-598 Who found the donkey? Jesus knew exactly where the donkey was and told the Disciples where they could fetch the donkey from. So again I ask, who found the donkey? Jesus did! Whether by divine inspiration or having prearranged it, there is no leap of faith required here to understand that Jesus found a donkey. The disciples went looking for the donkey where Jesus had told them they would find it. Although you might use the phrase "they found the donkey" the key here is who found it first. If you were a treasure hunter and found a great treasure but were unable to carry it all yourself you might employ some people to assist you getting it. Perhaps you sent them to get the treasure but didn't accompany them yourself. Does this mean 'they' found the treasure? No, since it was at your direction, nobody in that group would be claiming that they were the ones who found the treasure. Those responsible for a find are those who found it first. No problem here. Who found the donkey? Jesus knew exactly where the donkey was and told the Disciples where they could fetch the donkey from. So again I ask, who found the donkey? Jesus did! Whether by divine inspiration or having prearranged it, there is no leap of faith required here to understand that Jesus found a donkey.

The disciples went looking for the donkey where Jesus had told them they would find it. Although you might use the phrase “they found the donkey” the key here is who found it first.

If you were a treasure hunter and found a great treasure but were unable to carry it all yourself you might employ some people to assist you getting it. Perhaps you sent them to get the treasure but didn’t accompany them yourself. Does this mean ‘they’ found the treasure? No, since it was at your direction, nobody in that group would be claiming that they were the ones who found the treasure. Those responsible for a find are those who found it first.

No problem here.

]]> By: Hideki http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Hideki Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:17:55 +0000 http://www.errancy.com/?p=1205#comment-520 It may be that John thought Jesus found the donkey without any use of disciples. That seems to be the simplest way of reading John. BUT it would be appropriate to describe Jesus as finding it even if the disciples picked it up. So there is no real problem here. It may be that John thought Jesus found the donkey without any use of disciples. That seems to be the simplest way of reading John. BUT it would be appropriate to describe Jesus as finding it even if the disciples picked it up.

So there is no real problem here.

]]> By: Errancy http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Errancy Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:44:39 +0000 http://www.errancy.com/?p=1205#comment-518 Not impressed with this one then? Fair enough, neither am I. King Solomon built the Jerusalem temple using various labourers, so I don't see why Jesus couldn't have found the donkey using two of his disciples. Not impressed with this one then? Fair enough, neither am I.

King Solomon built the Jerusalem temple using various labourers, so I don’t see why Jesus couldn’t have found the donkey using two of his disciples.

]]> By: WisdomLover http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/comment-page-1/#comment-517 WisdomLover Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:05:35 +0000 http://www.errancy.com/?p=1205#comment-517 I suppose that one way to read the story is as a miracle of some sort. Jesus miraculously knew that the donkeys would be found tied outside the village. And when the disciples say "The master has need of them", it's like Obi-Wan Kenobi saying "These aren't the droids you are looking for": it miraculously prevents anyone from stopping them. But it is also possible that Jesus had already <em>rented</em> the donkeys from their owner by ordinary means. He then arranged with the owner to have the donkeys tied up just so and had told them that his friends would be picking the donkeys up. His friends would make themselves known by saying "The master has need of them". If so, it would be correct to say that Jesus <em>found</em> the donkeys and that the disciples <em>fetched</em> them. I suppose that one way to read the story is as a miracle of some sort. Jesus miraculously knew that the donkeys would be found tied outside the village. And when the disciples say “The master has need of them”, it’s like Obi-Wan Kenobi saying “These aren’t the droids you are looking for”: it miraculously prevents anyone from stopping them.

But it is also possible that Jesus had already rented the donkeys from their owner by ordinary means. He then arranged with the owner to have the donkeys tied up just so and had told them that his friends would be picking the donkeys up. His friends would make themselves known by saying “The master has need of them”. If so, it would be correct to say that Jesus found the donkeys and that the disciples fetched them.

]]> By: Amtiskaw http://www.errancy.com/who-found-the-donkey/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Amtiskaw Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:59:05 +0000 http://www.errancy.com/?p=1205#comment-516 Meh. He found a donkey via the disciples. Or something. Meh. He found a donkey via the disciples. Or something.

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