This challenge will look at Jesus of Nazerath as a historical person. Now WI Mary had given birth to twins, one boy and one girl, instead of just Jesus. Would this affect the early church in any way? Plus, what would her name be?
Tom_B said:There is actually a theory some Genostics held that St. Thomas was the twin brother of Jesus.
The Church would do what it did with Jesus' brothers and pretend she was a cousin. For all we know this question could be Secret History not Alternate History.
Tom
When will you realize that the Roman Catholic Church is in reality an evil organization devoted to covering up random facts for no real reason?Aussey said:Um, they really were his cousins. How could the Blessed Virgin be perpetually a virgin if she had more children? Duh.
Othniel said:Jesus had at least two brothers, and at least two sisters. (At least it says sisters which means more than one so...)
His Cousin was John the Bapist. (Through his aunt Elizibeth.) Read the gospel of Jude, written by the brother of Jesus (half-brother of Jesus.)
So Joseph never sleept with his wife?Aussey said:They where either his adopted cousins, or children of Joseph's from a previous marriage.
Actually, the previous marriage comment makes sense, given the times. I believe the current opinion is that Joesph was most likely much older than Mary, and perhaps he married again after a previous wives death? This also explains away the lack of Joespeh in later stories.Aussey said:They where either his adopted cousins, or children of Joseph's from a previous marriage.
DominusNovus said:Yeah, the Catholic tradition is that Mary was perpetually a virgin.
Which must have made the childbirth just a teense more painful...
I thought it was an application of 'God's power'?Tom_B said:Actually the real Catholic doctrine is the Triple Virginity. Mary was a virgin before, during and after the birth of Jesus.
This is an application of the tunnel effect of quantum mechanics.
Tom
Bulgaroktonos said:Does the Bible even say that?
Catholic doctrine is not solely dependent on the Bible- Traditional ideas and such are also important. The Protestants of course, disagree ('Sola Scriptura' and all that)Bulgaroktonos said:Does the Bible even say that?