--- H Dorrington <hjdinfl@...> wrote: > Through out His life He sure demonstrated that He knew things about people that no > mere human would know. The men with the woman at the well is just one example. Granted. It doesn't necessarily make your point, but it's plausible. > As > a child He amazed those in the Temple with His knowledge and wisdom. Who taught > Him all these things so that it would be recorded in Luke that they "were > astonished at His understanding and answers"? His parents. His rabbi. His Levitical family. After all, he was the perfect learner. >I think Luke 2:52 shows that He > revealed more of His wisdom as He grew older and taller. "Revealed" is not the word Luke uses. "Grew" is the word Luke uses. In fact, Luke proves my point: Jesus actually grew in favor with God. Not bad for an inherently righteous kid. :-) Luke 2:52 doesn't qualify among those passages we would consider anthropomorphic. Chad Bresson Xenia, OH