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To: Secret Agent Man
Did you miss this paragraph?

For example, when the “brothers of Jesus” are referred to in Scripture, it’s important to know that they are cousins, not children of Mary. We know this because Aramaic has no word for “cousin” and Semitic cultures usually consider all male relatives as “brother” or “uncle.” In fact, not to refer to a male relative as “brother” or “father” or “uncle” is a way of distancing oneself from them. If we try to go with the English word, or even the Greek one, then we run the risk of drawing the wrong conclusion from the word “brother” or “rock,” and that weakens our personal understanding of the faith.

34 posted on 01/17/2015 10:01:21 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

What a Lie!
If there is no word for cousin then explain how Mary could visit her cousin that was pregnant with John the Baptist?
Or that John the Baptist was also refered to as Jesus cousin?
Seems you lie about the differance the Bible clearly makes between brothers,sisters,and cousins.


47 posted on 01/17/2015 10:13:30 AM PST by Craftmore
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To: Salvation; Secret Agent Man
Did you miss this? The Holy Spirit had the New Testament written in Greek NOT Aramaic or Hebrew. The Greek has distinctively different words for brother and cousin. the Holy Spirit did NOT use the word for cousin when referring to Jesus' brothers.
60 posted on 01/17/2015 10:26:58 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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