Do you NOT read?
I just posted the explanation for the term "brothers", citing biblical scripture and you TOTALLY IGNORE IT! Go back and read my post #54.
Example:
If you will read Gen 29:15, "And Laban said to Jacob, because thou art my brother..." At first you would think Jacob and Laban are blood brothers. Now compare Gen 29:5, "..know ye Laban, the son of Nahor..." Compare Gen 25:21-26, and you will see Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah. Laban was the son of Nahor. They were not blood brothers but fellow citizens.
Get with it, berned!
I just posted the explanation for the term "brothers", citing biblical scripture and you TOTALLY IGNORE IT!
You've discovered a very important point. This is the primary reason that I rarely engage in scriptural debates here any more.
You can post a thousand prooftexts, as well as the 2000 year history of Christianity's interpretations of the texts, and even the interpretations of the very earliest Christians themselves, who were even taught by the apostles themselves, and it still won't make any difference to them.
They prefer TOIOS which comes from the reformers OIOS.
They don't care about the Truth, only that which supports their anti-Catholic prejudices and bigotry.
"James -- SON of Joseph, brother of Jesus.
Complete vindication, confirmation and corroboration of the Fundamentalist teachings on the subject, replete with slam-dunk historical, physical evidence.
That tired ol' Catholic baloney about "cousin" won't fly anymore.
Get with it, Nyer!