Editing Wise old man (section)

==In religion==
===Judaism and Christianity===
[[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Solomon]], [[Methuselah]], [[Simeon (Gospel of Luke)|Simeon]], [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and [[Paul the Apostle]] and many others are considered wise old men in [[Judeo-Christian|Judeo-Christian tradition]]. The basic sentence of the [[New Testament]] and [[Old Testament]] gerontology, which is equally binding for the [[Judaism |Jewish]] and for the [[Christianity |Christian religion]], is: A long and fulfilling life is a gift from God.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emk-bildungswerk.de/fileadmin/word_documents/der_alte_Mensch_im_AT.doc |title=The old person in the Old Testament |access-date=2022-04-20 |archive-date=2006-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302110303/http://www.emk-bildungswerk.de/fileadmin/word_documents/der_alte_Mensch_im_AT.doc |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Those who die "old and full of life" are happy.<ref>Genesis 25.8; 1 chronicles 29:28; Job 42:17</ref> In the [[Pentateuch |Books of Moses]] a long life is promised, among other things, to those who honor father and mother and who do not use false weights.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Many attitudes toward old age in the [[Western world]] have origins in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. Age has been associated with [[prudence]], [[experience]], [[insight]] and [[wisdom]],<ref>Sirach 25,4-6; Job 8.8 ff. and 12.12; Wisdom 4,8 f .; Daniel 13.50; Job 12.12.</ref> but also weaknesses such as declining physical health and sensory performance.<ref>1 Kings 1,1 ff., 14,4, 15,23; 2 Samuel 19.36 f.</ref> Biblical references state that although wisdom is a gift of old age, even the elderly are not protected against youthful folly and<ref>Job 12.12 and 32.9; Sirach 25.2.</ref> that "gray hair is a splendid crown / one finds it on the path of righteousness."{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

As a child, [[Jesus]] debated religious issues side by side with wise elders.<ref name="Recovering Jesus p. 111">''Recovering Jesus: the witness of the New Testament'' Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld 2007 {{ISBN|1-58743-202-1}} p. 111</ref>