Week Forty Seven - June 16, 2012 Steve's Bible Study
"Did Mary & Joseph have children after Jesus' birth?" (Part 2)
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[Matthew 12:46-50; 13:54-57; 15:1-3; 27:55-56; Mark 15:40,46;
John 2:11-12; 7:3-5; Acts 1:13-14; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Galatians 1:19; Jude v.1]
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Did Mary & Joseph have children?
1) Full blood brothers
2) Half-brothers
3) His disciples

4) Cousins
5) Joseph's children from a previous marriage
6) "Spiritual" brothers/believers

Brothers
(Adelphos)

- born of same 2 parents or at least 1 / having same ancestors, people, countryment / fellow believers / apostles

Sisters
(Adelphè)

- own blood-sisters / Christian "sisters"
Syggenis
anepsios

- Kinsman, countryman, related by blood, cousin
- cousin
Peter -–» "The12"
(James & John)
(James the Less)
 -–»500 "brethren" -–» James -–» ------..Apostles -–» Paul

Mary Magdalene, Mary-mother James/Joseph (sons of Alphaeus), mother Zebedee's sons (James & John)
Mary Magdalene, Mary-mother James the Less/Joseph, Salome
Jesus' mother, mother's sister, Mary-wife of Clopas (Alphaeus), Mary Magdalene