Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ll1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!ll1!cej From: cej@ll1.UUCP (Chuck Jones MMOCS) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: "Trivia" questions about Christianity Message-ID: <273@ll1.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 12:56:20 EDT Article-I.D.: ll1.273 Posted: Thu Sep 20 12:56:20 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 20:21:26 EDT Distribution: net Organization: A.T.&T. Communications, Chicago Lines: 33 [Looking for the corners in a round room...] I have a few "trivial" questions about Christianity that I would like to throw out for discussion. (Then we can get back to the regular flaming. :-) ) A. While the Bible never mentions the fact one way or the other (to my understanding), I have heard it put forward the Christ had brothers (and sisters). That he was not an only child, just the eldest. If this is true, the authors of the Bible either though it to be insignificant, or detracting. B. Was Christ married? I have heard some circumstantial evidence on this item. First, a single male was not considered a "man" in his society, and was not allowed to speak publicly. That leads to the conclusion that he must have been before or at the time he started his "public" life. Also, I have heard that his first miracle of changing water to wine took place at HIS OWN WEDDING. Why else would his mother bring the fact that the wine was gone to HIS attention, as if he were expected to do something about it? And, why would the guest compliment him on saving the best wine for last, were it not his wedding? As to his wife? Why was Mary M. following him and his followers everywhere? (As I said, all circumstantial, and hearsay to boot.) C. If Peter was "the rock" upon which Christ built his church, why does the Bible center so much on the writings of Paul, rather than Peter? (I understand that the two had big personal problems once Christ left.) Just something else to discuss. ...mgnetp!ll1!cej Chuck Jones