To: Aquinasfan
Yes, I read the Dead Sea scrolls. Nowhere does it say mary remained a virgin. Sorry, it's just not there.
I just see her as an ordinary woman. There's nothing telling us to think of her otherwise.
To: concerned about politics
Back to the Ossuary that bears the inscription in Aramaic(Not Greek) "James Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus".
Why both qualifiers?....Why not just... "James Son of Joseph"...or "James Brother of Jesus".
It has 2 qualifiers...also how many times do you list non immediate family members on a tombstone or coffin? If you listed all of James "bretheren" or "cousins" here (as has been stated on this thread), there would not be enough room for all of the names . James Son of Joseph and brother of Jesus.
143 posted on
10/21/2002 1:07:52 PM PDT by
Delbert
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