Who is Joseph in the Bible?

LOL…pulled the sheepskin over Joe’s eyes, so to speak…

Ummm…I think if this was the case, she’d probably have thought up a more plausible story, don’t you?

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Floss, there are a few more references to siblings, listed, and I have always thought of the other children coming after the marriage was consumated. However, the bible does not say for sure, but, that has always been my opinion.

Blessings…

Always right or not, captainassassin’s right this time - Mary had to have a husband for the reasons he says. Also, I should think Jesus needed a ‘step-dad’ - he learned a lot from Joseph, including, apparently, the profession of carpenter.

It would have been perfectly possible for Jesus to have older step brothers and sisters too - Joseph could have been married before. Yes, Mary would have been very young, or she would have already been married.

The only reference to siblings in the Gospels is when people call Jesus and tell him: ‘Your mother and brothers are here!’ and it doesn’t note if they were older brothers or younger, step, half or allegedly full brothers! I don’t think it mattered at the time - family was family.

So I agree with sikkashimmer - God is Jesus’ father, but Joseph was a very important step-father to him.

I’m sure that’s what a lot of people would have thought at the time, even though I don’t believe it myself. Joseph must have been very courageous to go through with the marriage even when people thought he’d been cheated-on. It says in the Bible he was going to end the relationship when he heard she was pregnant, but that God told him in a dream that he had to stay with her, and explained the whole thing. But he still must have been brave to obey those instructions, when his own instincts were telling him to ditch her!

there is no point in being disrespectful and outright mean about what we believe.

That is a two-way street, you know…

Touche…flossheal…:)

phrannie

Maybe Mary cheated on Joseph and got pregnant and made a cover up story. the ‘son of god’ cover up story. could this have been possible…? mel

Captain assassin is right… like always =D

I’m more of a ‘ray of realism’ my dear…

Well, aren’t you just a ray of sunshine, captainassin?

haha

~~plainwhitets

He was Mary’s cover. Back then, a single mother would be frowned upon… or stoned to death…

Think of him as kind of a “”step-dad”” ;)

xox Sika

You’d have to find Him, first… :)

Yes, Silverwings, I think you’re right. Younger brothers (like James who wrote the wonderful letter in the Bible) will have been Mary’s sons.