[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I believe the Biblical use of the word "brother" has been hashed out multiple times. There are several examples of people who are most assuredly not brothers being referred to as such -- Abraham and Lot, to mention one example. The use of the word "brother" has narrowed considerably since ancient times.

But at the end of the day we'll all go on believing what we believed before this thread.

[kosciusko51]

But at the end of the day we'll all go on believing what we believed before this thread.

Agreed. This will produce a lot of heat, but not much light.

[Iscool]

I believe the Biblical use of the word "brother" has been hashed out multiple times. There are several examples of people who are most assuredly not brothers being referred to as such -- Abraham and Lot, to mention one example. The use of the word "brother" has narrowed considerably since ancient times.

OK...Jesus' brothers were third cousins...Trouble is, you can't play that game with his sisters...Jesus had real sisters...And they weren't nuns...

[ealgeone]

You might but there are others who read these threads who do not post.

I'm writing to them.