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To: FatherofFive; Iscool

Guys, calm down. You’re trying too hard to justify your own position. It was known to the early Church that Joseph was a widower with grown children when Mary was given to him. Not every mention of “brother” in Scripture refers to natural brothers... but it is easily possible that some do.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that Jesus had siblings AND that Mary had no other children. Does this really have to cause to much trouble between us?


169 posted on 04/15/2014 11:40:22 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: pgyanke
Guys, calm down. You’re trying too hard to justify your own position. It was known to the early Church that Joseph was a widower with grown children when Mary was given to him. Not every mention of “brother” in Scripture refers to natural brothers... but it is easily possible that some do.

Nothing but a fable put out by your religion...Every mention of brother and sister in the NT is a reference to a blood brother or an ecclesiastical brother/sister...It has no reference to cousin or kin...

Therefore, it is entirely possible that Jesus had siblings AND that Mary had no other children. Does this really have to cause to much trouble between us?

Not possible at all...

173 posted on 04/15/2014 2:15:23 PM PDT by Iscool (Ya mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailer park...)
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