Was Jesus an Extrovert or an Introvert

I think that Jesus was who He was and did not fit modern categories. I doubt that a Myers-Briggs could have been run on Him. Yes, I know about and agree with the affirmation that He was fully human; but in His uniqueness it seems to me that the either/or categories just will not work.

The question reminds me of Albert Schweitzer's doctoral thesis, "The Psychiatric Study of Jesus", in which he showed that efforts being made in his time to examine Jesus' mental profile were futile, if for no other reason than the severe limitations of time make it worthless to speculate about someone's psychological makeup. In addition, of course, there is the question of the selectivity of the sources and of the way the sources were shaped by the evangelists for their particular purposes. None of that gives us enough data to be able to make a valid guess.

 

I think Jesus the Man was balanced. He displayed His anger when he cast the money changers out of the temple, and He displayed His compassion when He prevented the woman from being stoned.

The biblical admonition stands: "Be angry and sin not, but let not the sun go down on your wrath..."

Cheers,

Jim

 

What is the purpose in such a thread/question ?

 

My thought is such questions are foolish and not helpful.

 

YES!!! :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

As is mine. :thumbs:

 

Jesus was perfectly balanced between the two. Perfectly.

 

Jesus was an introvert

• 40 days alone in the wilderness (Mt 4:1-11, Mk 1:9-13, Lk 4:1-13)
• Jesus going alone to pray (Mt 14:23, Mt 26:36-46, Mr 1:25, Mr 14:32-42, Mr 6:46, Lk 5:16, Lk 9:18, Lk 22:39-46)
• Jesus getting away from the crowds (Mt 15:39, Mk 1:29-39, Mk 1:45, Mk 4:35-37, Mk 6:30-32, Mk 7:24, Mk 9:30, Lk 5:15-16)
• Jesus performing miracles in private (Mk 7:33, Mk 8:23)

Jesus was an extrovert

• sermon on the mount (Mt 5:1-7:29)
• triumphal entry (Mk 11:1-11, Mt 21:1-11, Lk 19:28-44, Jn 12:12-19)
• feeding large crowds (Mt 14:13–21, Mt 15:32-39, Mk 6:31-44, Mk 8:1-10, Lk 9:10-17, Jn 6:5-15)
• let the little children come to me (Mt 19:14)
• Jesus cleansing the temple (Mk 11:15–18, Mt 21:12–13, Lk 19:45–46, Jn 2:12–22)
• frequent crowds for healing and teaching