YOU SAID:
Actually there are several things. Did you read the article? In Jesus’ culture would his YOUNGER brothers speak to Him the way they did? No, not likely.
Why not ? The Jews tell me all the time that there were younger siblings who quarrel and argue with older siblings. I would not be surprised if his unbelieving brothers did that as well.
YOU SAID:
Would Mary be given over to the care of John the Apostle by Jesus if there were younger brothers to care for her? No, not likely.
Here is the most reasonable explanation — The answer is found in John 7. In verse 5 we read “For even His brothers did not believe in Him.” The gospels make it clear that Jesus’ siblings did not believe in Him until after the resurrection.
We know that Jesus appeared to James, for 1 Corinthians 15:7 says “After that He was seen by James.” It is probable that this event is what finally inspired James to believe in His brother as the Son of God.
At the time Jesus hung on the cross, His siblings did not believe in Him. It stands to reason, then, that He would ask one of His followers to care for His mother. He selected John, his closest friend who is consistently referred to as “the disciple Jesus loved,” to take on this responsibility. We can assume that if James had believed in Jesus at this time, He would have received this responsibility.
Joseph by that time, had already died.
YOU SAID:
No. Again you didn’t read the article.
I did, and the article is not convincing. It is trying to change the plain meaning of the word Bother to make it mean something else.
YOU WROTE:
Why respond to the rest when it is simply stuff you stole from elsewhere? Apparently sectarians think nothing of such deeds. How pathetic.
I am COPYING an argument which I believe to be correct. Nothing wrong with that. If someone can say something better than me, I quote him/her. THE ARGUMENT STILL NEEDS TO BE REFUTED AND YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT.
And you have not dealt with the text that says Joseph did not have relations ( union ) with Mary UNTIL after the birth of Jesus.
You have to deal with the argument. Have you ? NO.
You simply dismiss it as if the argument ( which is convincing ) is not relevant.
HOW SAD.
You wrote:
“I am COPYING an argument which I believe to be correct. Nothing wrong with that. If someone can say something better than me, I quote him/her. THE ARGUMENT STILL NEEDS TO BE REFUTED AND YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT.”
You stole someone else’s work and passed it off as your own. How pathetic. And now you make excuses for what you did. Of course.