tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18526870.post3258509532708294085..comments2023-12-25T20:11:24.986-05:00Comments on Folks, Listen!: Who is The Most Important Christmas Character?Pastor Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13083240222410408003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18526870.post-32556694764387036332010-12-15T15:19:49.307-05:002010-12-15T15:19:49.307-05:00Always good to hear from you Mike. It is wild how...Always good to hear from you Mike. It is wild how we tend to put someone on the "bad guy list" when in fact they may not deserve to be on it at all - like with the "Innkeeper." You are right about the "inn" description. In fact, there probably was not a tradiitonal inn in Bethlehem at the time. Blessings to you and your wife this Christmas!Pastor Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083240222410408003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18526870.post-58368209925558596392010-12-15T09:43:19.384-05:002010-12-15T09:43:19.384-05:00Interesting theory about the "Inn Keeper"...Interesting theory about the "Inn Keeper" --- the greek work Luke uses in this story for where Mary and Joseph stayed (καταλύματι) is different than the greek word Luke uses for the place (Inn) where the Good Samaritan took the wounded man (πανδοχεῖον) in chapter 10. Most likely the Good Samaritan took the wounded man to an actual Inn but Mary and Joseph tried to stay in a guesthouse (people opening up their home to visitors and not running it as a business) but had no room for them which gives us our manger scene. So the "Inn Keeper" may be completely off the hook, since there probably wasn't one in this story!Magic Mikenoreply@blogger.com