To: aculeus
"Tests prove the names are genetically of the same family and statistically, there is a one in 10 million chance this is a family other than the Holy Family," the pre-publication publicity for the book said."
How many Marys were there in the gospels anyway? Were there any other women by name other than one Martha?
There was a time in England when fully half the men were named by six given names - the classic Tom, Dick and Harry, John and Robert.. and the same for women - Ann, Joan, Mary, Margaret...
Could well be the same in ancient Palestine.
Mrs VS
To: VeritatisSplendor
There was a time in England when fully half the men were named by six given names - the classic Tom, Dick and Harry, John and Robert.. and the same for women - Ann, Joan, Mary, Margaret... Could well be the same in ancient Palestine. The index of The Works of Josephus includes several men named "Jesus" including a "Jesus, son of Saphat, ringleader of robbers".
14 posted on
02/24/2007 9:36:36 AM PST by
Polybius
To: VeritatisSplendor
"Tests prove the names are genetically of the same family and statistically, there is a one in 10 million chance this is a family other than the Holy Family," the pre-publication publicity for the book said." There really is one born every minute...
47 posted on
02/24/2007 11:04:03 AM PST by
gogeo
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To: VeritatisSplendor
The quote you highlighted has another clue to the fraudulent nature ... 1 in 10 million based on 'genetics' but to what DNA someone could absolutely attribute to the lineage of Mary the Mother of Jesus? The fabrication assumes the ignorance of the audience, as all good scams do.
49 posted on
02/24/2007 11:18:12 AM PST by
MHGinTN
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To: VeritatisSplendor
Were there any other women by name other than one Martha? Yes ... Mary from Magdala.
"Miriam" was a very popular name back then, as was Joseph.
110 posted on
02/24/2007 3:53:07 PM PST by
NYer
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To: VeritatisSplendor
How many Marys were there in the gospels anyway? Were there any other women by name other than one Martha? According to one authoritative source 24% of the women in Jerusalem in the 1st Century were named with some variation of Miriam, Maryum, all meaning Mary. The source also stated that 7% of the male population was named Joshua, Yeshua, Yehoshua, all essentially the same as the name Jesus.
154 posted on
02/25/2007 12:30:48 AM PST by
Swordmaker
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To: VeritatisSplendor
I read once that half the women in Judea at that time were named either Mariam or Salome.
229 posted on
02/26/2007 8:41:16 AM PST by
ichabod1
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