What you miss is that the Holy Spirit, on His worst day, never imagined that anyone would think that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, would be confused with this other Mary, the mother of James and Joses.
That Mary, the mother of Jesus would be called anything other than that. Good Lord, she gave birth to Jesus. Wouldn't that be a a defining factor in identifying her?
SD
So your saying the Holy Spirit was caught off guard, when people began idolizing and venerating Mary, and along came some people with strange beliefs, who felt it was a sin, since there was no record of it happening with the Christians or the Jews?
My guess is God knew it was going to happen eventually, so he made sure that those who followed the teachings in the scripture could never be caught up in it, and only those who follow traditions could justify it.
That Mary, the mother of Jesus would be called anything other than that. Good Lord, she gave birth to Jesus. Wouldn't that be a a defining factor in identifying her?
It’s apparent that the people of that time didn’t consider Mary anything other then a blessed Jewish mother. It was the Catholic Church that decided to venerate her to something more then she was.
Matthew 19:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
V-49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
JH :-)