Was Jesus Christ A Married Man? (NYPost Review – “a tad confusing – pretty pictures”)

NY Post ^ | November 3, 2003 | Adam Buckman

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And was Mary Magdalene his wife?

Apparently, a lot of people will be upset if the answer to both these questions is yes.

As explained in tonight's "Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci" - a new ABC News prime-time special inspired by the best-selling novel, "The DaVinci Code" - proof that Jesus of Nazareth was a married man enjoying conjugal relations with his wife would upset the apple cart, so to speak, of all of Christianity since Jesus' divinity has been based for so long, at least in part, on the notion that he was celibate.

[Orangedog]

Was Jesus Christ A Married Man?

I'm inclined to say no. Why? Because if I ran off with 12 of my buddies and was gone for three days, crusifiction would have been the least of my worries when I got home. ;)

[Snowy]

Not by me. I read The Da Vinci Code last month and thought it one of the best mystery novels I've ever read. I'll be watching with you.

I just read it last week and thought it was fabulous too. Read his other one, "Angels and Demons" (almost as good).

[rwfromkansas]

Oh wow, you are a nut. Bringing up that work of fiction "Holy blood, holy grail."

[biblewonk]

When did people start taking "The Last Temptation of Christ" seriesly?

[Bohemund]

This has been around for alooong time. Hitler believe it, one of the reasons he wanted all Jews dead in Europe. He believed as many did that the direct desentant of Jesus was in EU. The only was to stop the possibility the the Son of God would come back to destroy the Evil. Apocolypse.

The Freemasons were the first participants in this theory. Not only was DaVinci one, but also Victor Hugo, etc. The cathedrals of early Eu were built on this presumption, the builders were sworn to secrecy, and were called Freemason.

There is no evidence whatsoever that DaVinci was a Freemason or that Freemasonry holds that Jesus had children.

[stevem]

This book is now being passed from person to person in my home. I haven't read it but will likely try in the next week or so. I haven't seen any evidence that Jesus was married other than in fictional accounts. I suppose that would fly in the face of those whose agenda requires that Jesus was gay.

He was supposed to be fully human, so who knows (although I seriously doubt Leanardo heard any more about it than I have). Priests in Jesus' days were married. Catholic Church celibacy came later, and isn't practiced in the East. I don't know if it was important at the time of the Borgias, but certainly it wasn't practiced at the highest levels by a pope or two or three.

Jesus' wedding invitations never appeared in any of the testaments I have read including that of the cult leader Moses David in the early 1970's. I have't heard yet that it popped up in the Dead Sea Scrolls. So it sounds like a work of pure fiction and based on nothing historical other than the fact that some people existed around Jerusalem a couple thousand years ago.

Why the heck not. It's always great sport to ask "what ifs" of important historical figures. The message of Jesus was such that it really isn't crucial to the story whether he was married or not. I personally know of folks getting worked up over this book and this show and to different points of view. I think I'll worry about things more tangible.

[sonsofliberty2000]

This has been around since Middle Ages. If I remember the Merovignans also had this belief.

Patriot Paradox

[Snowy]

The message of Jesus was such that it really isn't crucial to the story whether he was married or not.

No more calls. We have a winner!

[The Iguana]

For those who want a more thorough discussion of the historical inaccuracies in The Da Vinci Code, you can find at the Envoy blog by Carl Olsen and Sandra Meisel:

Part One of a Special Planet Envoy Critique of The Da Vinci Code

The problems are too many to know where to begin.

It is a mark of the historical and religious illiteracy of our time that this book - however cleverly written - is getting any kind of serious hearing.

[Sockdologer]

If I had a TV maybe I'd watch it. I think it's
important to look at what the opposition has
to say before arguing against it -
though I confess, I expect the report to be
more than mildly unconvincing.

[Sockdologer]

Also, I think it's interesting how this comes at a time
when the Supreme Court is allowing a ban on the ten
commandments to stand, General Boykin is being
_viciously_ attacked, and an openly gay bishop is being
ordained in the Episcopalian church.

Interesting, but not terribly surprising.
Traditional Christian values are under attack
from all sides.

[Snowy]

It is a mark of the historical and religious illiteracy of our time that this book - however cleverly written - is getting any kind of serious hearing.

Are you saying that the teaching of the bible don't have flaws? That's why it's called, "faith".

[The Old Hoosier]

These people and their satanic fictional books.

Why can't they just leave us Christians alone?

[TheBigB]

I bought my copy last week, but haven't had time to read it yet. Looking forward to it, though...

[The Old Hoosier]

No, the Christian faith is of divine origin and therefore without flaw.

It's us--the people who have trouble accepting it either intellectually or as the guiding principle of our lives--we're the ones with the flaws.

[nightdriver]

"The message of Jesus was such that it really isn't crucial to the story whether he was married or not."

Except that it would invalidate some Old Testament prophesies concerning Him if he had been married.

[what's up]

Brown purports there is not enough goddess worship in the world anymore; thus, his elevation of Mary Magadalene and demotion of Christ's and His divinity.

From the author's own mouth.

[Snowy]

Umm... Maybe you can explain this to me. What does "The meek shall inherit the earth" mean?

[Oztrich Boy]

Except that it would invalidate some Old Testament prophesies concerning Him if he had been married.

such as?

[Steve_Seattle]

"Gee, and I thought the liberals believed he was gay. This is so confusing."

Yes, he was gay, also married to Mary Magdalene, travelled to India, Tibet, Kashmir, and Glastonbury, was educated by the Essenes, was a Buddhist, never existed at all, etc. Every unorthodox idea about Jesus, no matter how silly or improbable, no matter how much it contradicts other silly theories, will be taken with the utmost seriousness by the mainstream media.