[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Might I point out that if you believe Jesus was the Son of God then his children would also be God's direct offspring. That means they would be born without a sin nature. The story doesn't point that out because it first discredits the claim of Christ's own divinity. If you want to accept the one idea without the other, you should consider what that means.

[af_vet_rr]

Might I point out that if you believe Jesus was the Son of God then his children would also be God's direct offspring. That means they would be born without a sin nature. The story doesn't point that out because it first discredits the claim of Christ's own divinity.

That's where the story fails. While it is certainly true that people were looking for a Messiah before and after Jesus (Messiah in the sense of a leader - the Romans and Jews were frequently clashing before and after Jesus, and it was a very violent time for a few hundred years and the Jews were constantly looking for a leader of sorts), and that all of the representatives of various branches of Christianity did vote on Jesus' divinity, all but 2 said "Yes, he is the Son of God". This message is lost in the story - they would just have you believe he was mortal and had offspring and go from there, without looking at the context.

While God certainly promised King David that his line would continue forever (and there is no reason to believe it hasn't), and while in a historical/Jewish context it's certainly possible and maybe even probable Jesus was married, I don't think the two came together (i.e. he had offspring). It wouldn't have served God's purpose and it could have diluted certain messages (i.e. the One True Son).

He was one to lead by example, and if He were married it would certainly reinforce what He taught His followers at the time, in regards to marriage, both His beliefs and those of the Jewish people in general.

The fact is, that while there was a historical/religious context for Jesus to have been married, the Da Vinci Code story and movie were also mainly based on documents that were proven to be fake, and the main group (Priory of Scion or however you spell it) was created as a hoax in the 1950s or 1960s by one or two individuals (who confessed in the 1980s or 1990s). It's a shame in a way, because it is interesting to ponder Jesus' life as a Jew and the potential or probability for marriage, but that doesn't sell as many books or movie tickets, I suppose.