article_snippet.sent: Rather than being born in a stable to a carpenter father, Jesus Christ was actually the son of a successful, middle-class and highly intellectual architect.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Bradford says a mistranslation of the Greek word 'tekton' to describe the profession of Joseph, Jesus's father, is one of many mistakes that have led to a fundamental misunderstanding of Christ's character.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Bradford Dr Bradford claims that while 'tekton' is usually said to mean carpenter, it more accurately means master builder or architect.
article_snippet.sent: As an architect, Joseph would have had a higher social status that enabled Joseph to better educate Joseph son.