Subject: Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? |
Bible Note: True, the speculation about earlier children of Joseph has no basis. We are in agreement that your conclusion is the only biblically sound one. Unfortunately there probably were speculations about the legitimacy of Jesus. It is curious that he is never refered to by anyone as Jesus bar Joseph, which based upon the assumption that Joseph was his father, would have been normal 1st century Palistinian usage. Even Pilate, though he refers to Jesus bar Abbas does not say Jesus bar Joseph. Matthew 27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? [Jesus] Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? Of course it may also simply be that the evangelists didn't bother to record the use of the name. |