KJV
[11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
The more I think about this verse, the more inconvenient it seems to most theology. Angels drifting down to minister to Josh's wounds? Wasn't Josh supposed to face the world alone, fully human, and suffer with us?
I personally think that's exactly what Josh did. I don't think Satan or angels were thrown at Josh until long after he was dead. I have a feeling these angels have more to do with this particular story than with any biography. This was probably a legend ascribed to Josh or to some other Rabbi. The angels make for an ending to the story. Josh resists satan and is rewarded, an arc complete in itself, only later applied to this thing called a "gospel."
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