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To: Mr. Lucky
I'm sure I'll regret asking, but how does Mark 6:3 address the perpetual virginity of Mary one way or the other?

Well, unless Jesus' siblings were concieved miraculously, Mary could not have remained a virgin.

118 posted on 11/01/2002 12:32:25 PM PST by BearCub
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To: BearCub
Well, unless Jesus' siblings were concieved miraculously, Mary could not have remained a virgin.

The verse doesn't say they were Mary's children. It says they were Jesus' brothers. To the Hebrews, all of your male contemporary (and even not very contemporary) relatives were your "brothers". That's why Abraham calls Lot his "brother" in Genesis, for example. Other verses make it clear that Lot was really Abraham's nephew.

120 posted on 11/01/2002 12:34:55 PM PST by Campion
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To: BearCub
Mark refers to Jesus as the son of Mary. He dosesn't make that reference to any of the others.
141 posted on 11/01/2002 1:12:09 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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