How do you search for someone's age in logos 5 (i.e. Mary's age when given birth to Jesus)? I've done clause searches and am wondering if there's any other way to streamline such search. Thank you.
Currently 'Clause Searches' only cover biblical text. Since, the raw Biblical texts are absent of information regarding Mary's age you will have to look else where in your logos library to find results. For example:
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Mary NEAR "years old" or Mary Near "years of age"
I picked up the following in my library:
"At this time Mary likely was no more than fifteen years old, probably closer to thirteen, which was the normal age for betrothal."
Robert H. Stein, Luke (vol. 24; The New American Commentary; Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1992), 82.
"If Mary were about 15 years old when Jesus was born, she would have been about 75 when Paul was in prison in Caesarea (Acts 24–25),..."
Ted Cabal et al., The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007), 1509.
But, keep in mind that these at best are only opinions and guesses.
Thank you.
My search (Mary NEAR years) suggests Mary was anywhere between 13 - 15 years old.
"If Mary were about 15 years old when Jesus was born, she would have been about 75 when Paul was in prison in Caesarea (Acts 24–25),..." Ted Cabal et al.,
In context, the "If" is really an "If"...
"...All this agrees with what is said by Eusebius, that he lived at Jerusalem till the death of Mary, fifteen years after the crucifixion of Christ."Barnes, A. (1884–1885). Notes on the New Testament: Luke & John. (R. Frew, Ed.) (p. 170). London: Blackie & Son.
Which means Mary was barely 63 when she died! OTOH
"Tradition says she died eleven years alter the Lord at Jerusalem, in the fifty-ninth year of her age."Spence-Jones, H. D. M. (Ed.). (1909). St. John (Vol. 2, p. 438). London; New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company [Pulpit Commentary]
FSB** speculates "If Joseph was 15 years older than Mary, he would have been about 28 when Jesus was born. Jesus performed His first public miracle around age 30, putting Joseph around 58 years old at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. This would have made him elderly in terms of society at this time; males often died before they reached age 40."; implying that he died at much the same age as he wasn't present at the crucifixion.
** Barry, J. D., Grigoni, M. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (Jn 19:27). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
That agrees with the, "fifteen years old, probably closer to thirteen" that was picked up in my quiery.
Exactly! This was also what I had in mind when I stated 'these at best are only opinions and guesses'
"...All this agrees with what is said by Eusebius, that he lived at Jerusalem till the death of Mary, fifteen years after the crucifixion of Christ.
The above is very helpful and informative[Y]
