I mean like cousins, mom, dad, siblings, auants, uncles, whoever! I have a good point to this....I'm sorry if this is a stupid question towards y'all but I was just thinking...did he have any family...if so....wouldn't there be a person who is actually related to Jesus or God himself? I mean...a person who now lives in this world.
Ok...just tell me if Jesus had any family please :)
2006-11-26 15:19:33 · 29 answers · asked by classy_lady 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was against families. Here is a long list of the family values Jesus preached..including for you to hate your father, mother and siblings.
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/fv/nt.html
He did have family..a brother James, Mary his mother, and his father Joesph(that is if you don't believe the virgin birth bit)..but he forsook them for something he considered more important...this imaginary friend of his called Yahweh.
Of course this is all according to the book. There is no contemporary evidence that Jesus even existed. http://www.jesusneverexisted.com
2006-11-26 15:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by AiW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had a mother and a stepfather. Since His mother never had any other children, and Jesus never had any either, there could not be anyone today in a direct lineage. The only cousin we know of is the cousin of His mother, who only had one son, who never had any children. So there is no evidence of any lineage, direct or indirect, which is undoubtedly the way God planned it to be.
Every passage that mentions the "brothers" of Jesus uses, in the original Greek text, the word "adelphoi", which can indeed be translated "brothers", but is more accurately translated "brethren". We see this term used in many other passages of scripture, for example, where it states that after the Resurrection Jesus appeared to "more than five hundred of his brothers [adelphoi] at one time". Obviously these 500+ people, the "brothers" of Jesus, were not all the offspring of Mary and Joseph. Therefore there is no valid reason to try to force that meaning upon the text when the exact same word is used in other places. This is a fundamental principle of biblical exegesis.
2006-11-26 15:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Jesus had a family. Mary and Joseph were his parents here on Earth. God of course is his true Father as he is too everyone. Jesus also had siblings. As far as being related....I am sure there is but good luck in your search. He had no children if you are going that way with related.
2006-11-26 15:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by CGS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jesus did have family. His mother was named Mary and His father was named Joseph. These were His earthly parents, who helped raise Him, but Jesus was begotten by His heavenly Father - God - through the Holy Spirit. Jesus also had siblings, one whose name was James.
However, Jesus came to this earth for a specific purpose, so He did not marry or have children. Jesus' specific purpose on this earth was to proclaim the soon-coming Kingdom of God and to offer the forgiveness of sins toward salvation.
2006-11-26 15:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ambassador Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone can actually trace their family tree back to the House of David, they would be direct decendents. I imagine there are some somewhere. ALLEGEDLY, the Prince of Whales Charles makes this claim, I don't know if I believe that though.
Any from the House of David
John the Baptist was Jesus' 2nd cousin. Elizabeth (John's mother), was Mary's (Jesus' mother) cousin.
Read Luke 1 for this study of Mary, Elizabeth, Jesus and John.
Brothers and Sisters
Look at Mark 6:1-4 and Matthew 13:53-57
Mark 6
1Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.
"Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! 3Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
4Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." 5He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6And he was amazed at their lack of faith.
Matthew 13:53-57
53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. 55"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57And they took offense at him.
I am now a Christian of non-denomination. I used to be Catholic. Sonia's theory below my entry is that of the Catholic faith of Mary remaining a virgin to death. The passages I list clearly are speaking of blood line family as it lists his mother and father then siblings.
2006-11-26 15:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes He did. His mother's name is Mary, father-Joseph. He did have a brother whose name was James. He is the same James of the Book of the Bible,James. He also had other siblings but their names escapes me at the moment. He does have actual relatives today. They would be somewhere in the Jewish lineage. May God Bless
2006-11-26 17:16:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes He did. Agree with what most of what has been already said.
Luke 1 is also clear mary has a cousin Elizabeth. Her son is John the Baptist, makes it Jesus second cousin I believe.
Matthew 1 says all the geneology about Jesus ancestry.
G-d bless!
David
2006-11-26 15:42:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is thought he was married because he blessed the water and turned it to wine at the wedding Only the bridegroom was allowed to bless the wine . It is thought that Mary had more children with Joesph James etc. Yes there are many related to him.any of the house of David.
2006-11-26 15:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by dianehaggart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had brothers and sisters, according to the Bible:
The scriptures are plain and decided about the fact that Jesus had brothers and sisters. "Is not this the carpenter's son?," the Jews asked, "is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are thy not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?" (Matt. 13: 55, 56). It is evident that the Greek adelphos (brothers/sisters) is used in the case of Jesus' brothers and sisters in the flesh. There is also no evidence or reason to say that these were Joseph's children by a previous marriage.
2006-11-26 15:22:28 · answer #9 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Jesus had a mom and brothers and sisters... See Matthew 13:55 and 56...
Incidentally, His Daddy IS God... Like Father, like Son...
2006-11-26 15:28:38 · answer #10 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋