[NYer]

Then there are some scriptural and theological differences as well. I know some Catholics who believe that Mary was ALWAYS a virgin, even though the Bible clearly states that she was married to Joseph and that Jesus had brothers and sisters.

Because neither Hebrew nor Aramaic (the language spoken by Christ and his disciples) had a special word meaning "cousin," speakers of those languages could use either the word for "brother" or a circumlocution, such as "the son of my uncle." But circumlocutions are clumsy, so the Jews often used "brother." These “brothers” are never once called the children of Mary, although Jesus himself is (John 2:1; Acts 1:14).

Mary was and remained a virgin. See the Protoevangelium of James.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

By this logic we could claim that Aaron was not really Moses’s brother, he was a cousin. Same with Cain and Abel.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Because neither Hebrew nor Aramaic (the language spoken by Christ and his disciples) had a special word meaning “cousin,” speakers of those languages could use either the word for “brother” or a circumlocution, such as “the son of my uncle.” “

But Greek does have words for brother, cousin, uncle and aunt. God chose to inspire the use of the Greek word for brothers. Take it up with Him.

“Mary was and remained a virgin. “

No Biblical evidence that this was true.

[af_vet_1981]

Because neither Hebrew nor Aramaic (the language spoken by Christ and his disciples) had a special word meaning "cousin," speakers of those languages could use either the word for "brother" or a circumlocution, such as "the son of my uncle." But circumlocutions are clumsy, so the Jews often used "brother." These “brothers” are never once called the children of Mary, although Jesus himself is (John 2:1; Acts 1:14).

Hebrew and Arabic use a construct of multiple words, "uncle's son" or "aunt's daughter" to express the idea of cousin. I am not aware of a single Hebrew or Arabic word for cousin.

[Iscool]

Because neither Hebrew nor Aramaic (the language spoken by Christ and his disciples) had a special word meaning "cousin," speakers of those languages could use either the word for "brother" or a circumlocution, such as "the son of my uncle." But circumlocutions are clumsy, so the Jews often used "brother." These “brothers” are never once called the children of Mary, although Jesus himself is (John 2:1; Acts 1:14).

Mary was and remained a virgin. See the Protoevangelium of James.

HaHaHa...How about we see the bible instead...You know, the words of God???

God had the NT written in Greek where there is a word for cousin so we would be able to distinguish who was a brother and who was a cousin...And whether Mary was a perpetual virgin...

Thank God for the bible...

It's interesting to note that the Catholic Jerome used the word 'cousin' in his official Catholic bible which WAS the Catholic bible for a thousand years...