[Poohbah]

To hear the Protestants tell it, he only made unfermented grape juice.

However, wine was a NECESSITY in 1st-century Palestine...it was how you killed the creepy-crawlies in the water and didn't get something nasty and gastrointestinal.

[Stop Legal Plunder]

To hear the Protestants tell it, he only made unfermented grape juice.

Not the Reformed Protestants. We believe the Bible when it says God brings a bountiful harvest not only that there may be food to eat but also "wine which makes man's heart glad" (Psalm 104:15). Grape juice doesn't possess this virtue.

[js1138]

However, wine was a NECESSITY in 1st-century Palestine...it was how you killed the creepy-crawlies in the water and didn't get something nasty and gastrointestinal.

Wouldn't have been nice if someone had mentioned the creepy crawlies, and that they could be killed by boiling the water? A lot easier and faster than making wine?