Subject: Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? |
Bible Note: Hank, I didn't say they weren't the children of Mary simply that the bible didn't specifically state so (which to my knowledge it doesn't). I was just trying to be precise. I have seen some opinions that they may have been Joseph's children by an earlier marriage, thus the point that if they were younger then they had to be the children of Mary. Note that the words in Mark and Matthew are spoken by the townsfolk who would assume that Joseph was the father of Jesus. Anyway I agree that they were certainly the children of Mary but didn't want to answer with an opinion. |