Talk:Jesus and the rich young man

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The picture used in the article entitled "Jesus and the Rich Young Man" really should be evaluated as it's not historically correct. The picture was created in 1879 and at the very least hints Jesus was somehow in China. Facts. This story took place during the first century moreover in the Christian Bible New Testament it say in Matthew 19:1 "...he (Jesus) went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan." and in verse 16 of the same chapeter says "...a man came up to him (Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have...". In other words,  the setting for the rich young man that approached Christ took place in Judea which is Israel.  The audience in that day was composed almost exclusively of Jews.  My concern is that a novice who pulls up this article will look at the picture and think from looking at the picture that the setting of this story was in Asia.

I hope this helps and love the site!

Paul Simmang — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.213.160.161 (talk) 16:35, 17 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what you'd like to see changed. Do you want the picture removed?  Do you want something explicit in the caption that states "Jesus was not actually in China"?  Personally, I don't think the picture implies he was in China; the caption states it's a Chinese depiction of the story. Hoof Hearted (talk) 13:57, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Removed the Gate in Jerusalem paragraphs
Apocraphal. As explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_a_needle#Gate — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.107.46.142 (talk) 20:54, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Respectfully: the fact that something is apocryphal is not a good reason in itself to exclude it from the encyclopedia. I came to the article looking for exactly this information. FWIW, if someone wishes to restore it, here's the text from another article:

The "Eye of the Needle" has been claimed to be a gate in Jerusalem, which opened after the main gate was closed at night. A camel could only pass through this smaller gate if it was stooped and had its baggage removed. This story has been put forth since at least the 15th century, and possibly as far back as the 9th century. However, there is no widely accepted evidence for the existence of such a gate.

I too came here looking for just this information; I have encountered this claim many times. Respectfully second the suggestion it be restored to the article. It's definitely part of the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.116.157.57 (talk) 21:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Interpretation section needs to be more specific
The interpretation section needs to specific about the differences in interpretation broken-out by church doctrine, in particular, the differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant churches with sola fides doctrines. 2601:140:8980:4B20:BCC9:D02F:3554:E3D8 (talk) 02:37, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Short description
See WP:SDNOTDEF. Editor2020 (talk) 18:38, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

"Rich young man" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rich_young_man&redirect=no Rich young man] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. BD2412 T 13:32, 4 June 2024 (UTC)