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To: OLD REGGIE; maryz
Would you include Mary amongst the "rabble"? Did she not call Joseph the "father" of Jesus?

Brilliant point! I know that both Mary and Joseph knew that he was not Jesus' biological father and we also know that, even at twelve years old, Jesus knew because, in response to his mother's query, he said he "must be about his father's business". We know he was NOT talking about Joseph's carpentry business.

5,214 posted on 12/12/2010 1:45:32 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: boatbums; OLD REGGIE

OK, so you accept without question an ordinary, human use of “father” even though it’s not exact in this case, but you insist on the modern American, non-tribal (for want of a better term) use of “brothers and sisters”!


5,215 posted on 12/12/2010 1:55:22 PM PST by maryz
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