[af_vet_1981]

As for the "sons of the same father" theory, "adelphos" etymologically means one who was in the same womb as another, a maternal connectedness that made one a brother or sister, which connection was entirely independent of who the father was.

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

First Corinthians, Catholic chapter fifteen, Protestant verses one to nine,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James
bold and underline emphasis mine

Strong's Concordance
adelphos: a brother
Original Word: ἀδελφός, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: adelphos
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-el-fos')
Short Definition: a brother
Definition: a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.

I find it unbelievable when one comes along almost twenty centuries later and formulates a new religious theory by the study of Greek, despite the fact the early churches lived and breathed Greek, there has been a Greek speaking component of the one holy catholic apostolic church for the entire life of the church, and those Greeks and Greek scholars understand the texts otherwise.

Do you think all these five hundred "brothers" came from the same mother or is there a magic number in the new theory that changes the definition of the word ?

I can hardly wait for the first "context" comment with almost twenty centuries of holy tradition from the one holy catholic apostolic church staring us in the face. However, it is a Protestant tradition to form new religious theories, denominations, sects, faith communities, and cults. It continues to devolve with every man his own master.

[ealgeone]

Because it is about context. When you figure that out it will be an eye opening day for you.

[Springfield Reformer]

Adelphos is obviously capable of a wide semantic range. It’s etymology does not prevent metaphorical uses. The context of the passages in Mark and Luke under discussion provide sufficient context to eliminate metaphor in those cases. If you or your EO friends or anyone else disagrees with that, you are welcome to do so. I further invite you to present substantive arguments, as opposed to bare appeals to your preferred authority of the moment. And I invite the reader to make up their own mind.

Peace,

SR