2006-12-06 03:26:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus had 4 brothers and at least 2 sisters. They all had the same mom-so half bros and sisters. Stepfather hmmm I'd take him a s step father...!
Mat 13: "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?"
2006-12-06 03:33:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible never gives an exact count, but Jesus’ siblings are mentioned in several Bible verses. Matthew 12:46, Luke 8:19, and Mark 3:31 say that Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him. The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered (Matthew 13:55-56). In John 7:1-10, His brothers go on to the festival while Jesus stays behind. In Acts 1:14, His brothers and mother are described as praying. Later in Galatians 1:19, it mentions that James was Jesus’ brother.
I think that James is the James of the new testament but i am not positive.
Mary was impregnated by the Holy Spirit while her other children were from Joseph. Therefore God is not their stepfather.
2006-12-06 03:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Mary and Joseph had children after Jesus was born. Matthew 13: 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? No God is not their Stepfather. Joseph is their father. Mary only carried the em bro that was placed in her by the Holy Spirit.
2006-12-06 03:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoo boy. I can't wait for the answers you get on this.
For the record, the New Testament mentions Christ's brothers and sisters.
Catholics are taught that those are Christ's stepbrothers and sisters or cousins, because Mary remained a Virgin in perpetuity. However, this is flatly contradicted in Matthew, which states rather simply that Joseph and Mary had marital relations after Christ's birth.
Further, Biblical scholars have dissected the philology of how the word "brother" is used in the New Testament, which was written in Greek. The earliest document use the Greek word for Brother, which is different from Cousin or Stepbrother. So we have to assume that Christ's brothers and sisters were conceived in the normal way by Mary.
2006-12-06 03:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had half-brothers and sisters, by Joseph. Joseph was Jesus' stepfather. A stepfather is someone who marries the man or the woman after they have kids with someone else. Therefore, no, God is not their stepfather, but He is their spiritual father.
2006-12-06 03:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by scriptorcarmina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Jesus had siblings. One for them was James, the first leader of the Church in Jerusalem, and author of the book ,The Epistle of James, in the Bible. ( Sorry Sho-nuf, as usual you don't know what you're talking about) He was one of the most respected men in the early church. Another sibling was Jude, also a Christian and author of the Bible book by the same name. Joseph was their father....
2006-12-06 03:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.
Let me see.
Are you asking did God adopt Jesus' brothers and sisters?
I think he would but they would have to have wanted to be adopted by God.
I'm not really trying to mock you. Ok, maybe just a tad of sarcasm intended, but I am saying that God wants to be all of our father.
That was why Jesus came.
So that we could resume our adoption to God status.
God loves us so much that we cannot even begin to comprehend.
He sits right now waiting for us to talk with Him.
Similarly to when you were a baby and you did a stinky in your diaper and your mom changed it even though it was the worst smell ever.
Get it?
He loves you.
Amen.
Peace.
2006-12-06 03:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by elibw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The author of the book of James was believed to have been Jesus so called step-brother. All births are conceptions of the Holy Spirit. This is why abortion is such a dangerous field to play in.
2006-12-06 03:32:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a sense we are all Gods stepchildren, we lost our birthright when Adam sinned, but with Christ's Blood we were bought back.
2006-12-06 03:31:38 · answer #9 · answered by Janos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Let's say my mom is married to a man and has a son by him, and their relationship is broken off. Then she marries another man and has me.
The first man and I are unrelated in any way; the other son is my half-brother.
Of course, that's logistics, not theology.
2006-12-06 03:31:53 · answer #10 · answered by spacejohn77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋