2007-10-29 17:59:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Your question assumes that Jesus actually lived, and there is no evidence outside the bible to prove that.
Assuming for the moment he did live, then we can say that the Bible points to Jesus having at least one brother. He probably had more siblings. He probably did not have a wife or children of his own, but no doubt his family tree survived him. There would be no way to trace that family tree into modern times.
2007-10-29 18:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by A Plague on your houses 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What was in the Da Vinci Code was fictional, but it was based on a very large encylopedia of writings by historians, theologians, philosophers, and students that has existed and grown steadily since Christ's death. I believe both the book and the movie offer the sources the author used for the novel. Some of the original writings about this issue are much more convincing (or at least more intriguing) than what was included in the novel. At the very least, they are interesting reads!
2007-10-30 03:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of tombs found in the Middle East that are thought to be the burial ground of Jesus Christ's possible earth family (wife, children, etc.). And, the Da Vinci Code is fictional story of this theory. But, there is still no data to prove the existence of a family.
2007-10-30 01:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by lynnguys 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Da Vinci (actually it should be da Vinci) stuff is nonsense. but Jesus did have brothers and sisters, and two of the grandsons of one of his brothers is noted to have been small farmers in Galilee caught up in the persecution of Domitian c. 90 AD. It is quite possible that the descendants of Jesus' siblings are still around today.
Apparently Jesus' family were semi-Ebionites, which means they practised the Jewish law and believed more in the human than in the divine nature of Jesus.
2007-10-30 15:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Bible was written for King James and a bishop based on an assortment of ancient texts, mentions of Jesus' family were deleted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version
2007-10-30 01:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He died without having children. His mother is said to have passed away in Ephesus in Greece. By his earthly lineage from the Tribes of David and Jesse, he was the lawful pretender to the throne of Israel, even tough he was an Aramaic-speaking Nazarean. When he was killed by the Romans, it cut off that royal line and explains, in part, why there is a State of Israel today and not a Kingdom of Israel.
2007-10-30 01:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He ask if he had a family...not a wife and kids. Yes he had brothers, and it is completely possible that the bloodline of his family still exist.
2007-10-30 01:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Brian W 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but there really is no way of knowing for sure. The evidence supporting it are inconsistent and the evidence denying it are based off of what's given to us in the bible, which in and of itself is inconsistent.
In my personal opinion, no, but as I said before, one can only have an opinion until it is either proved or disproved.
2007-10-30 01:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by Kemp the Mad African 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you believe the DaVinci Code, a fictional work, yes... if you don't get your historical information from fictional books, no.
2007-10-30 01:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by Nathan K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one knows for sure, the Bible is silent on the issue. I have no problem with it.
What do YOU think?
2007-10-30 01:06:46 · answer #10 · answered by Alvin York 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋