If she didn't have more children then it's likely she remained a virgin her whole life, after all, she wouldn't have had sex for the fun of it (only to procreate).... and I'm sure Joseph was more than mildly annoyed. "I know our son is the savior, but come on!!!!!!!!!"
If she had children, they'd be Jesus' half-brothers and sisters... and are the descendents alive today? Most Likely
2007-01-01 12:26:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Mary had other children (naturally) after Jesus.
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him." - Mark 6:3
The catholic church tries to deny this or tries to stretch the scriptures to justify that their beloved Mary is still a virgin. But the above scripture tells us Mary did have other children after Jesus.
She was a virgin but now she is no longer.
Whether the descendents are still alive today? Probably but we do not actually know.
By the way.... Most Christians DO NOT believe that Mary remain a virgin all her life(contarary to what you may hear from some catholics). A virgin remains a virgin until her hymen is broken. After the birth of Jesus, do we still think that the hymen is not broken? Therfore, technically, Mary is also no longer a virgin.
Hope this helps
2007-01-05 03:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by seapc_laos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Christian, but according to the Bible, Mary and Joseph had several children. This was offered as the reason why Jesus was not accepted as a prophet in his own town - the villagers pointed to the normalcy of his sisters and brothers and demanded why he should be so special:
Mark 6:3-5 (New International Version)
"Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
2007-01-01 12:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you study the history of Joseph, you will find that joseph was married before . So these other children that we have been deceived, in thinking that they were Mary kids aren't. These are Joseph Children by his frist wife, who died. So Mary had no other kids beside Jesus. When you look up the term virgin in the bible dictionary, it means a young woman of marriaging age. Mary was given to Joseph at the age of 12. we know back in those days girls got their period when they were 14. This is when she became pregnant. So virgin has nothing to do with never having sex.
2015-01-18 03:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is unclear on the subject.
Most Christians believe that Mary remained a virgin for her entire life.
How was James, “the brother of the Lord,” (Matt. 13:55, Acts 15:13-21, 1 Cor. 15:7, Gal. 1:19) related to Jesus. All believers agree he was related, but no one knows exactly how.
The possibilities are that James was:
1. A full brother of Jesus, another Son of God born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. No one to my knowledge accepts that God had another child by the Blessed Virgin Mary.
2. A half-brother of Jesus, a younger son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some Christians believe this possibility but most Christians including those who are Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believe that Mary remained a virgin for her entire life.
3. A stepbrother of Jesus, a son of Joseph and a previous wife. Many Christians believe that Joseph had a least one previous marriage that resulted in children.
4. A stepbrother of Jesus, an adopted son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. When parents died, relatives frequently took their children in and raised them as thier own. An adopted orphaned boy would be considered the brother of Jesus.
5. A cousin of Jesus. The Aramaic language has no word for cousin. Aramaic frequently uses the word “aha,” which we translate into Greek as “adelphos” or English as brother, for cousin.
6. A comrade of Jesus. This is a remote possibility. Greek uses adelphos the same as English does in “a band of brothers.”
Possibilities 1 and 2 obviously go against Catholic beliefs.
The Catholic Church prefers possibility 5 but 3, 4 and 6 would not go against doctrine.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-03 16:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In Protestant theology they ascribe other brothers of Jesus to be the birth children of Mary,
However, in Catholic, Orthodox, Coptic and all the other Christian groups they believe that Mary remained a virgin. They believe that Joseph was a widower when he married Mary, and he had other children from his first marriage. This is told in an ancient document called the "Protoevangelium of James". James was one of these half-brothers.
2007-01-01 12:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes she did, at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. Regarding Jesus’ having real brothers and sisters, the Bible refers several times to such at Matthew 12:46, 47; 13:55, 56; Mark 6:3; Luke 8:19, 20; John 2:12; 7:3, 5. “The New Catholic Encyclopedia” states that the Greek words used to designate the relationship between Jesus and these relatives have the meaning of full blood brother and sister. Likely the reason why Jesus entrusted his mother to his disciple John instead of to any of his fleshly brothers was that they were not yet believers, and Jesus considered the spiritual relationship more important than the fleshly, as he stated at Matthew 12:46-50
2016-05-23 04:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary and Joseph had other children. She only remained a virgin until Jesus was born.
2007-01-01 12:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Mary had other children. Refer to the Gospel of Mark Chapter 3 verses 31-35
2007-01-01 12:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bibls says, "And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him." (Mark 6:3)
Here the (half) brothers of Jesus are named and it indicates he had sisters also.
2007-01-01 12:43:29 · answer #9 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does talk about 'brothers' definingly; but they easily could have been by other wives to Joseph. It was legitimate for a man to have more than one wife under the law of Moses.
Further, see Joseph and his brothers (in Gen.). They were by four different women but all called brothers (not half-brothers).
2007-01-01 12:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋