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I am saying that it is not certain, since the terms can mean cousins or half-brothers, i.e., children of Joseph, not Mary.

REALLY?

MATTHEW 13:55 "Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?"

If one goes back into the long, long history exegesis, pre-Romanist and Reformation era included, this was the nearly unanimous belief ... again, whether you like it or not.

I believe Scripture as the one above I posted. God is the ALL KNOWING, not man. Besides, I could care less what is considered an 'unanimous' belief of 'man' by 'man'. They are all subject to 'leaning unto their own understanding' - natural knowledge. God's Word is Supernatural as is His Kingdom. Thus, HE tells us His Ways or not ours nor our understanding. God's Word clearly shows Mary had other children. Those that are blinded by 'man's teachings' come to the Bible with preconceived ideas.

again, whether you like it or not.

One should never decide Truth based on likes or dislikes or prior teachings. I DON'T take Scripture and try to fit it into 'some other (denomination' teaching' or likes/dislikes......whether you like it or not. God's Word reigns.