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1 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47963 | ||
I would hardly call it overwhelming contextual evidence. Two passages describe 4 men as being Jesus brothers, yet elsewhere two of them are identified as the sons of Mary, wife of Clopas. Nowhere is anyone but Jesus described as being the son of the virgin Mary. Mary, wife of Clopas is described as being the virgin Mary's sister which she clearly cannot be. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist is described as her cousin, yet the Jewish tribes do not intermarry, Mary is descended from David, Elizabeth is descended from Aaron, so they cannot be cousins. However, from what we know from tradition, Mary was raised in the temple from childhood and would probably have had a close relationship with Elizabeth, the wife of the priest Zechariah. Clearly, the terms brother, sister and cousin are used to describe a broader range of kinship than we are familiar with in our modern society. We should change our views to fit the bible, not the other way around. | ||||||
2 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | srbaegon | 47968 | ||
Hello jawz You wrote: "yet the Jewish tribes do not intermarry" and "from what we know from tradition, Mary was raised in the temple from childhood". May I ask for your source(s) on these? It appears you are putting a great deal of faith in undocumented sources in order to make your point. Steve |
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