Episode 3: Like Little Children Part 2--Why were the Disciples Keeping Children away from Messiah

Last week I taught about the low status of children in the ancient world, and how the perception of them differed from our idealized "Leave it to Beaver" views of children and childhood. This week is much darker. Why would the disciples have been eager to get little children and infants away from Yeshua/Jesus? We might find our answers in the Roman era statistical data on the severely high infant and child mortality rates--as well as those for adults.