Bible Characters by Collaboration

[DirectorAbbie]

On Saturday I spent a few hours discussing the personalities of Bible characters with my pastor (IEE-Fi) I gave him a rundown of socionics and wrote out the different personality types, sorted by quadra and with accompanying function symbols. We analyzed the actions, interactions, and writing styles of various people from the Bible. So here are the typings, as determined by people whose life's work involves studying these characters. (New Testament characters are more likely to be accurate since my pastor has recently been studying and teaching on their interactions.)

Barnabus - ESE
John Mark - SEI*
Jeremiah - SEI*
Daniel - LII
King Saul - EIE*
Miriam - EIE
Nehemiah - SLE
Matthew - LSI*
John - IEI
Judas - IEI*
Jesus - ESI
Prince Jonathan - ESI*
Paul - LIE
Abraham - LIE*
Peter - SEE
David - SEE
Thomas - ILI*
Solomon - ILI
Luke - LSE*
James the brother of Christ - SLI*
Moses - SLI
Ezekiel - IEE*
Mary - EII

*working off limited information; less certain typing

If you suggest some other biblical characters, we may be able to type them later and I can add their typings to this post.

If you're interested in an explanation on the typing of a particular character, go ahead and ask, but I'm not going to bother explaining all of them, so please don't overdo the explanation expectations.

[nanashi]

I think Nehemiah might be ENTJ. I related to him a lot with the systems work

[nanashi]

On Saturday I spent a few hours discussing the personalities of Bible characters with my pastor (IEE-Fi) I gave him a rundown of socionics and wrote out the different personality types, sorted by quadra and with accompanying function symbols. We analyzed the actions, interactions, and writing styles of various people from the Bible. So here are the typings, as determined by people whose life's work involves studying these characters. (New Testament characters are more likely to be accurate since my pastor has recently been studying and teaching on their interactions.)

Barnabus - ESE
John Mark - SEI*
Jeremiah - SEI*
King Saul - EIE*
Matthew - LSI*
John - IEI
Jesus - ESI
Prince Jonathan - ESI*
Paul - LIE
Peter - SEE
David - SEE
Thomas - ILI*
Luke - LSE*
James the brother of Christ - SLI*
Moses - SLI
Ezekiel - IEE*

*working off limited information; less certain typing

If you suggest some other biblical characters, we may be able to type them later and I can add their typings to this post.
Daniel and Abraham could be interesting.

If you're interested in an explanation on the typing of a particular character, go ahead and ask, but I'm not going to bother explaining all of them, so please don't overdo the explanation expectations.

Jonathan seemed super endearing....ESI possible, yeah

[DEAD]

Solomon - LxI?

[DirectorAbbie]

I think Nehemiah might be ENTJ. I related to him a lot with the systems work

I'll add him to my mental "we should type these people" list.

Solomon - LxI?

I don't know. I'll add him to the aforementioned list too. He'll be difficult because we don't have much information about his interactions with people. We have writings that are attributed to him, but we don't know how much of Proverbs is from his mind and how much he just agreed was wise and included in the collection. Ecclesiastes may be a better source to get an idea of his thought process (though some are skeptical whether he was the author). Song of Solomon wouldn't work as a source because it might be the work of a court poet who includes Solomon as a character. He certainly didn't to anything on a small scale. That may be type-related.

[xerx]

Judas???

[FreelancePoliceman]

Miriam, sister of Moses?

[ContractedCriminalboy]

How would you type Joseph?

[DEAD]

Afaik he is usually typed ILI on Russian sites.

That was gonna be my next guess. I can see it.

[DirectorAbbie]

Judas???

Miriam, sister of Moses?

I'll make a note to bring them up, though we don't have much about their personalities.

How would you type Joseph?

Joseph son of Jacob, Joseph husband of Mary, or Joseph of Arimathea?
The latter two have very little information about. The former I'm sure we have enough for. But I recently ordered a book called "Was Yosef on the Spectrum?" which analyzes his behavior, and I'd like to read that before typing him.

[maniac]

where are the women

[BrolyV2]

Why is Jesus ESI?

[DirectorAbbie]

where are the women

Unfortunately, the Bible was written at a time when people generally saw women as less important to keep a record of. So there are a lot more men in the Bible than women, and most of the women who are in the Bible are not accompanied by much information that could be used for typing them. The ones we could very well type we just didn't happen to get to that day. We were mostly considering those who had written books of the Bible, and that wasn't done by women. (I can't think of any ancient writings done by women.) I'll be sure to include some women next time I go through Bible characters with my pastor.

Why is Jesus ESI?

He's a feeler - very people-oriented. And he doesn't have the charisma or crowd-effectiveness of an type. He preached to crowds, but not in a way that he seemed to care what they thought of Him or how they reacted. Sometimes a crowd would gather to hear Him speak, and he'd tell a parable that most of them didn't understand, then leave without explaining it. He explained it later to those who were close to him. And He would make meaningful connections with individuals, understanding their thoughts and feelings on a mostly-unspoken level. He has a very clear-cut understanding of morality which He's told others in teaching, explaining, and rebuking.

He's also an introvert. He would often go out alone to spend time in prayer, and being around crowds too much seemed to wear Him out.
This leaves ESI and EII. But He's no -PoLR. He has a strong personality, even forceful at times. Like when He overturned the moneychanging tables: He saw a problem with the environment and physically acted to remove it.

[maniac]

Unfortunately, the Bible was written at a time when people generally saw women as less important to keep a record of. So there are a lot more men in the Bible than women, and most of the women who are in the Bible are not accompanied by much information that could be used for typing them. The ones we could very well type we just didn't happen to get to that day. We were mostly considering those who had written books of the Bible, and that wasn't done by women. (I can't think of any ancient writings done by women.) I'll be sure to include some women next time I go through Bible characters with my pastor.

I dont remember the bible that much but what about Ruth for example?

[DirectorAbbie]

I dont remember the bible that much but what about Ruth for example?

She'll be difficult to type, but we could try. Her main feature was loyalty, which is NTR.
I do have Mary and Miriam on the list to type.

[Aylen]

Esther

[DirectorAbbie]

I had another typing session with my pastor during the Christmas party yesterday. I've added Daniel, Abraham, Mary, Nehemiah, Solomon, Judas, and Miriam to the list.

[DirectorAbbie]

Solomon - LxI?

For the record, my pastor suggested LII for Solomon, and I argued for the Ni-valuing equivalent, which he then accepted.

Afaik he is usually typed ILI on Russian sites.

...and I apparently agreed with them. Okay, Solomon was his dad's favorite son because they were duals.

I think Nehemiah might be ENTJ. I related to him a lot with the systems work

My pastor figured SLE was a sure fit for Nehemiah. I can see why LIE would be considered, but agree that SLE works better.

Judas???

My pastor initially suggested EIE, and I joked about typing all the bad-guys EIE. After discussing some of the functions, I started to suggest IEI, then realized that was John's type, and John was Judas's biggest critic. But my pastor pointed out that some people have issues with those in whom they can see too many of their own traits, and maybe that was the case with John and Judas.

[xerx]

@DirectorAbbie

IYO, how realistic was the portrayal of the characters in The Passion of the Christ?

I thought that Caiaphas (the Jewish high priest) was IEI.

Pontius Pilate was SLE.

King Herod was EIE or ESE.

Jesus seemed Fi-dom.

[DirectorAbbie]

@DirectorAbbie

IYO, how realistic was the portrayal of the characters in The Passion of the Christ?

I thought that Caiaphas (the Jewish high priest) was IEI.

Pontius Pilate was SLE.

King Herod was EIE or ESE.

Jesus seemed Fi-dom.

Sorry, I haven't seen that in like ten years. If I see it again and remember this question, I'll respond. But I don't watch many movies.

[ContractedCriminalboy]

I'll make a note to bring them up, though we don't have much about their personalities.


Joseph son of Jacob, Joseph husband of Mary, or Joseph of Arimathea?
The latter two have very little information about. The former I'm sure we have enough for. But I recently ordered a book called "Was Yosef on the Spectrum?" which analyzes his behavior, and I'd like to read that before typing him.

Do you have any new conclusions on this subject?

[aixelsyd]

I think Mark was Se dom.
I used to see Luke as EII.
Paul strikes me as a Delta extrovert.
Thomas could be LSI
I think whoever wrote Hebrews was LIE.
David always struck me as EIE.
I think Jacob could have been SLE. He had major balls.

[DirectorAbbie]

Do you have any new conclusions on this subject?

Yes indeed. Thank you for reminding me. After reading the book and discussing some of the traits that came up, I concluded that Joseph was probably an LIE on the autism spectrum. This is mostly based off a personal comparison. I don't know any LIEs on the spectrum. But I know myself, and the main differences I noted between how I would have reacted to things and how he reacted to things seemed to be an Si/Ni difference.

[FreelancePoliceman]

Yes indeed. Thank you for reminding me. After reading the book and discussing some of the traits that came up, I concluded that Joseph was probably an LIE on the autism spectrum. This is mostly based off a personal comparison. I don't know any LIEs on the spectrum. But I know myself, and the main differences I noted between how I would have reacted to things and how he reacted to things seemed to be an Si/Ni difference.

Could you elaborate on what you mean by this?