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<\/a>I think an interesting verse to look at is 2 Corinthians 8:9<\/a>. The classic view is that the reference is to \u201cspiritual riches\u201d, to a pre-existent status given up in the incarnation. A number of scholars have raised significant doubts about whether Paul held to a view that could accurately be described as \u201cbelief in Jesus\u2019 pre-existence\u201d, in which case it becomes possible that the reference was to some material or social status Jesus had inherited, presumably\u00a0via his family. They were supposed to have been descended from David, after all, and may not have been without status and may not have been as poor as the vast majority of people who lived by subsistence farming. The classification of Jesus as a \u201cpeasant\u201d (as most famously by John Dominic Crossan) can be misleading, since contrary to Crossan, those who practiced a trade were not necessarily poorer or in a more perilous economic situation than subsistence farmers.<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-8365216037684429300?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\")
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