The Marriage(s)(?) of Jesus

[Sullyute]

I'm lost. Unmarried Jews living in 20-32 A.D. were gay? Oy vey.

Crap, there goes John the Baptist, John the beloved, and Saul/Paul.

[SoonerCoug]

Crap, there goes John the Baptist, John the beloved, and Saul/Paul.

Quite a few scholars have speculated that Paul was gay.

I don't see why it's such a stretch to think that some early figures in Christianity were gay.

[Indy Coug]

Quite a few scholars have speculated that Paul was gay.

I don't see why it's such a stretch to think that some early figures in Christianity were gay.

Everyone in history was gay. Cain, David, Jesus, Paul, Abraham Lincoln and Liberace.

[SoonerCoug]

Everyone in history was gay. Cain, David, Jesus, Paul, Abraham Lincoln and Liberace.

Based on what I've read, a higher percentage of gays are high achievers. I think it goes along with the whole argument we had a couple years ago about the biological importance of non-reproductive members of a species.

[Viking]

I'm lost. Unmarried Jews living in 20-32 A.D. were gay? Oy vey.

Hi. Did you read the first post? OK. Think about it a little more. Thanks

[Blueintheface]

Quite a few scholars have speculated that Paul was gay.

I don't see why it's such a stretch to think that some early figures in Christianity were gay.

I think a lot theses men might have actually been women as well. I bet none were as attractive as Sarah Jessica Parker though.

[UtahDan]

He would? ? Educate me.

[grapevine]

over on www.gospeldoctrine.com it says he probably wasn't than explained why. In one of the books about Jesus's life. Gospels are silent on marital status. I think he was. Some people wonder if he had children. Answer to that question I don't know. Since he is Exalted would have to be though I think.

[All-American]

I get the "fulfill all righteousness" argument, but there is the extra consideration of what the wife of the savior would have to experience as her spouse suffered and died. Sorrow pierced the soul of Mary, his mother-- goodness knows what his wife would have felt. Maybe foregoing marriage (in this life) would have been an act of mercy. (similarly, Jeremiah was instructed not to marry, perhaps for some of the same reasons. Jeremiah 16:2)

That said, I think it more likely than not that he was married.

[pellegrino]

Every time I see this thread I see the following:

Poll: The Marriage(.)(.) of Jesus

I thought GN might be proud of me.

[Sullyute]

Here is Bart Ehrman's opinion on the marriage of Jesus:

"...it is important to point out that in none of our Gospels is ther ever a reference -- not even one reference-- to Jesus being married. This is true not only of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, it is true of every Gospel that exists from the ancient world---The Gospels of Philip, Mary, Thomas, Peter, Judas, and on and on. And not only the Gospels! In fact in no ancient Christian literance, of any kind whatsoever,is there any reference to Jesus having a wife. It should be pointed out that the authors of these books had no qualms about mentioning his other relatives: his father, his mother, his brothers, his sisters are all named. If he had a wife, why would she not be named? In light of the fact that there is not a shred of evidence that Jesus was married, and that we know of other apocalyptic jews like him who were not married, it is very difficult to think of solid grounds for thinking Jesus was married."

[Jeff Lebowski]

Here is Bart Ehrman's opinion on the marriage of Jesus:

Thank you. I rest my case.

[oxcoug]

Sorry, is OxCoug a jewish man living in year 20-32 A.D.? Just wondering.

I am not. Just to clarify.

[clackamascoug]

In this dimension I think Jesus was married to Mary/Martha/MaryM. I think he may have been married to different women in the other dimensions. So my answer is - Yes, I think he was married.

[Indy Coug]

Jesus references his wife?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us...wife.html?_r=2