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myLot reputation of 84/100. angel_eyes88 (137) 6 years ago

I came across an article in a daily. According to which, deep in the Judean dessert, in a remote area of the Holy land that is very much like the ones in Biblical times, there's a Greek monastry with a highly unusual portrait of Jesus in its chapel. In this picture, there is young Jesus being carried on Joseph's shoulder, while his mother Mary rides behind them. And there is a mysterious fourth figure- a young man with a golden halo who is wearing a simple dark robe.
His name is James, and, according to a controversial Channel 4 documentary, to be screened on Christman Day, Jesus did have a hidden family, not wife and children(like in The Da Vinci Code), but brothers and sisters-James, Joses, Simon, Jude( sometimes referred to as Judas), Salome and young Mary.
The documentary claims that the church tried to eradicate them from the history by re-writing Christ's story, falsely crediting him with creating the Lord's Prayer and inventing the Idea that hi mother Mary was a Virgin liflong.
Over the centuries, ther ehad been many theories. The most is that Joseph was a widower, who had children from his first marriage when he met Mary and that James and his other siblings are only Jesus' half brothers and sisters.
I have no idea if these theories are true or not. What do you think about it? Does anybody else, have any information about this?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. pumpkinjam (2869)   6 years ago

I saw that programme and although it was fairly interesting, I'm not sure that much was actually found out about Jesus's family. I, personally, believe that Jesus did have more family than just Mary and Joseph. Even if the theory that Joseph was a widower with children from his first marriage were true, that would still make those children Jesus's family, although not blood related assuming Jesus was actually the son of God and not human. Also, even if you believe that Mary was a perpetual virgin, her and Joseph no doubt had brothers and sisters of their own so Jesus would have had uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. so whichever way you look at it, Jesus MUST have had other family. And if those siblings were all older than Jesus then yes they could have been from a previous marriage of Joseph but, as I said before, they are still Jesus's family.


myLot reputation of 84/100. angel_eyes88 (137)  6 years ago

yes you r right!!

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2. myLot reputation of 54/100. Greyback (429)   6 years ago

Matt 13:55 Is this not the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethern, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Mark 3:31 There came then his brethern and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
There are more verses than this, but I think you get the picture. Yes Jesus had brothers, and possibly sisters.

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3. myLot reputation of 57/100. arseniajoaquin (1479)   6 years ago

This is not at all hidden - it is in the New Testament that the Lord Jesus Christ had brothers and sisters.

Matthew 13:55-56 state: "Is this not the Son of the carpenter? Is not the mother of Him being called Mariam and the brothers of Him Iakobos and Ioseph and Simon and Ioudas? And the sisters of Him are they not all with us? Therefore from where did all these things come to this?"

Other verses related to this are Matthew 12:47; Mark 3:22; 6:3; Luke 8:19-20; John 2:12; 7:3, 5, 10).

Joseph the husband of Mary was not a widower. Matthew 1:25 states:

"and he was not knowing her until which time she delivered the Son; and he called the name of Him Iesous."

Joseph and Mary were husband and wife and were authorized to copulate, there is no prohibition. Take note "until which time she delivered the Son" which means that Joseph and Mary had no sexual relationships until the birth of Jesus. Afterwards, they were not prohibited and so they had other sons and daughters after the birth of Jesus.


myLot reputation of 84/100. angel_eyes88 (137)  6 years ago

hey!! thanks for the piece of knowledge!!


myLot reputation of 77/100. rein2410 (684)  6 years ago

Wow, that is some knowledge you got there. I knew about this verse but does not take notice so much anyway. But there you go. more verse from you.

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