Replies

See, already the "fiction" of the movie is getting intermingled with facts in religious discussions.

Huh? I think you have my post mixed up with somebody else's.

our little human view is merely whether we try and follow God or we waste time making up our own religion.

What made up religion are you talking about???? I don't consider Christianity or Judaism to be made up, and if you are talking about either of those, I would take offense to that, but that's for another thread.

Which is why it is so dangerous to even pose theories about what might have been that was hidden, etc.

My Jewish friend never made any claim about any "hidden" theories - his point was, that if we could go back to that time period, and if you pointed out a Rabbi walking by, that you wouldn't need to say "he's married", because I would know that automatically.

That's why he believes that only if Jesus wasn't married, would it have been mentioned. The people writing the Gospels would know that the people of their time that would be reading the Gospels, would understand Him to be married - there would be no need to say "oh, by the way, Jesus is married".

It's like the story from the Talmud about the young unmarried Rabbi being told by the older Rabbi to leave and not come back until he is married. That's the way things were back then - I know and understand it's hard for many today to comprehend how important marriage once was, but trust me, marriage was important - if you get a chance, buy a Bible or borrow one from a friend and read about what Jesus had to say about marriage between a man and a woman.

As I said, I don't know - as a well-respected Rabbi, it's certainly possible He could have been married. One way or another it does not change his divinity.

So you believe Jesus must have been married because a rabbi would have mentioned it if not. Well, change all the teachings - a rabbi would have mentioned it.

Well, I don't believe He was married, I don't believe He had children. He was about His Father's business, He had only three years to teach.

And, the fact we are even discussing whether He was married or not is because the theories proposed in the stupid movie brought it up. And, many will therefore believe the Bible to be wrong.

But, a rabbi would not care about the life message of Jesus because a rabbi never accepted Him as the Savior. So, of course, they tend to believe He was only a good man and therefore, of course He was married.

Well, this is the Lord's Son who was put here on earth for a purpose. Raising a family was not His purpose.

So you believe Jesus must have been married because a rabbi would have mentioned it if not. Well, change all the teachings - a rabbi would have mentioned it.

Well, I don't believe He was married, I don't believe He had children. He was about His Father's business, He had only three years to teach.

And, the fact we are even discussing whether He was married or not is because the theories proposed in the stupid movie brought it up. And, many will therefore believe the Bible to be wrong. And, rather than all of us discussing whether or not He was married, it might be better to study the Bible to find out what His teachings and words said.

But, a rabbi would not care about the life message of Jesus because a rabbi never accepted Him as the Savior. So, of course, they tend to believe He was only a good man and therefore, of course He was married.

Well, this is the Lord's Son who was put here on earth for a purpose. Raising a family was not His purpose.