“Checkmate.”
Only because you are playing checkers while everone else is playing chess.
You can’t expect to be taken seriously if you argue from a SINGLE word in a SINGLE verse—in ENGLISH.
What do you do with the fact that the parents of three of the four “brothers” of Jesus are named in the NT—and they are people OTHER than Mary and Joseph?
Oh, I know. You ignore that fact.
If Mary had several children of varying ages and her Husband died leaving her that many mouths to feed, the natural course of action in that day and even in America, until recently, would be to send children to live as adoptees with close relatives, allowing the Mother to concentrate on raising the youngest, the little ones still in her care. But of course that would not fit your assumptions, so you would naturally discard such a reasonable explanation. But that explanation makes what Paul wrote (James the Brother of Jesus) no error on his part or any error in 'translation'.
quote-You can’t expect to be taken seriously if you argue from a SINGLE word in a SINGLE verse—in ENGLISH.
It is written, RSV Catholic edition-
Genesis 4- Now Adam ‘KNEW his wife Eve and she conceived.’ (Knew- Hebrew Yada, Strongs 3045- to know, recognize, understand, TO HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS)
Mathew 1:25 he(joseph) took his wife, but KNEW her not until she had borne a son. (Knew- Greek Ginosko, Strongs 1097- to know, come to know, recognize, TO HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS)
Art ol’boy, I’ve seen your apologetics. I feel for the people in your parish.