Original Post by Suspended in Her Jar: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/suspendedinherjar/2019/12/so-what-if-jesus-wasnt-poor/
Most of us have grown up with the understanding that Jesus was born into a poor family, and the evidence supports this. A pair of Jews in occupied Palestine, non-citizens of the Roman Empire, would likely have been less than privileged, economically and politically. And we have the evidence that when they went to the Temple for the Presentation, they offered a dove or pigeon, traditionally the option for poorer families who could not afford the usually required lamb for the sacrifice.
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