The Bible says he knew her not TILL she had Jesus. Until.
Hooray. Now that we have your attention, perhaps you will now focus on the word in question, which is the one translated into English as "till."
If someone says, e.g. "He was a great person til the day he died" are they saying that on his death day he ceased being a great person?
No.
Therefore, you must admit that the English word "till" does not have to mean that the situation described changes. "Till" can mean "before" without meaning that the thing described must change.
You have been told this many times on this thread. Perhaps you will look at the argument. You don't even have to accept the argument, only that it is a possible meaning of the words. And if it is possible that this verse was written to mean "They had no sex before Jesus was born" (i.e. this was a miraculous conception), then it is possible that the tradiational Catholic (and Protestant) interpretation is valid.
I ask very little of you. Only that you accept that a different understanding of the words is not to treat the Bible as a lie, but to understand what was meant to be communicated differently. You seem to think the point of the passage was to affirm the sexual relations of Mary and Joseph. I don't agree that is why the verse was written, and that is not what the words must mean.
There are alternatives.
SD
Your entire dogma of the perpetual virginity of Mary is based on the "possible meaning of the words" (till or until) and the possible meaning of brothers and sisters not actually meaning brothers and sisters, and the possible existence of a third man named James and on and on. Scripture is clear to those who choose to believe that if the Lord had meant to convey to us that Mary was perpetually a virgin He would have clearly stated it. If He had meant that His "brothers and sisters" were cousins He would have stated they were cousins. Contrary to your statement that in the middle east brother often means cousin the Bible does mention cousins clearly defined as cousins.
Dave that's just too funny! You are trying to claim that till doesn't mean until?
Tell me you are not trying to pull a Bill Clinton here.
Yeah its possible OJ didn't kill his wife and the other guy.....Lawyer talk Dave...is thats the best you can come up with?
When the simple is right in front of your nose you come up with tortuous ridiculous stuff like the above.
Dave you're not a stupid man, look at what you're having to swallow to believe this.
BigMack