[markomalley]

Msgr Pope ping

[agere_contra]

Fascinating, thanks for posting.

[Vaquero]

What were weddings like in Jesus’ day?

No chicken dance? No hokie pokie? That's not a wedding.

[fieldmarshaldj]

From that, to today’s “Bridezilla.” Ugh.

[GreyFriar]

Wedding ping

[Phlap]

In Jesus day, men had “wives” and women were like cattle. It took the Catholic Church and the sacrament of marriage to elevate women to the level of wife.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Knowing a number of people from India, their weddings seem quite similar to what was described in the Bible (arranged by families, dowries, long betrothals, massive party lasting for days).

[Salvation]

** The Hebrew, ah and the Aramaic aha could be used to refer to those who were brothers and sisters, half brothers, cousins and even other near relations. Extended family networks were both insisted upon, and essential for survival. To have these ties and be dependent upon them, was every Jewish person’s duty, and an absolute necessity for survival.**

And so we get references to Jesus’ family in many passages. Glad to see this real reference.

[NYer]

Ping!