In the early A.C.E. (After Common Era) years most people had a common occupation. Fishing was both a way and a source of life. Fishing kept people employed and kept other people fed. Farming was another common job. Many farmers grew fruits like watermelon, apples, grapes, and dates. Nuts, olives, figs, wheat, onions, and barley were other common agricultural produce. Some other common jobs were carpenter, tax collector, shepherd, and merchant (Life in the time of Jesus).

Education was based on religion. Most boys of the Jewish religion ages six or seven would go to the synagogue for schooling (Ministry Server). Jewish children in Jesus’ village would have also gone to the synagogue on Saturdays, which was the Sabbath (Berger 29). Children were later taught a trade by their father (Lyman 1). The trade taught to a child would usually be the same trade as the trade of their fat

Jesus’ family took pride in celebrating Jewish customs. When a Jewish boys was 13 he would have a Bar Mitzvah, which made him an adult. Once the boy had a Bar Mitzvah he was responsible for his moral and religious duties. Pentecost was also a custom, but more of a holiday celebrated by Jews. Pentecost is a celebration of the seventh Sunday after Easter when the Holy Spirit came to the disciples and enabled them to speak in tongues. Jewish people took great pride in celebrating Passover which commemorates the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt.

The Jewish religion has sacraments similar to the sacraments of Christianity. One of these sacraments is purification by water or in essence baptism. They would also share in communion with consecrated wine and sharing of bread during meals. Communal prayer and study were also parts of the Jewish sacraments. All these sacraments would prepare the soul for eternal life, and expectations of the ultimate fulfillments of the Promise. The Promise consisted of the last judgment, the resurrection of the dead, and the kingdom of God (Chouraqui 27).

Jesus, His family, and the people of his time were heavily influenced by their religion and religious customs. There were several aspects that show the relationship between Jesus’ life and his religion like His education, occupation, religious customs and history, and family. In this r

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