What was Jesus's wife's name?

Jesus Christ, Wife Mary Magdalene Had 2 Kids, New Book Claims. "The Lost Gospel" authors based assertions on an ancient manuscript.

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How many wives did Jesus have?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.

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Does the Bible say Jesus had a wife?

Although the Biblical gospels contain metaphorical references to Christ, saying he is a bridegroom, they mean he is married to the church and there is no reference to a real wife.

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Is Sarah the daughter of Jesus?

Some authors, taking up themes from the pseudohistorical book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, suggest that Sarah was the daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene.

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Is Mary of Bethany the same as Mary Magdalene?

For example, consider Mary of Bethany, sister to both Martha and Lazarus. Early western Christianity identified this Mary and Mary Magdalene as the same person. And while most biblical scholars now recognize them as separate individuals, there are still many who hold to the more traditional view.

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The Gospel of Jesus' Wife

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What happened to Mary Magdalene after Jesus?

Mary Magdalene's life after the Gospel accounts. According to Eastern tradition, she accompanied St. John the Apostle to Ephesus, where she died and was buried. French tradition spuriously claims that she evangelized Provence (southeastern France) and spent her last 30 years in an Alpine cavern.

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Who is the sinful woman in the Bible?

This article argues that Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the sinful woman in Luke 7 should be identified as one and the same, as long held by Christian tradition but recently challenged. Comparison of the four Gospel narratives of Christ's anointing reveals numerous details supporting this identification.

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Does the bloodline of Jesus still exist?

Ultimately, the notion that a person living millennia ago has a small number of descendants living today is statistically improbable.

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Why did God change Sarah's name to Sarah?

Notice how the Lord changed Sarai's name to Sarah as a part of the covenant. Just as Abraham was to be the father of many nations, Sarah was to be the mother of many nations.

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Why did God rename Sarah?

God informs him that, although Ishmael will have his own destiny, the promise—as formalized in God's covenant—will come through Sarah. God therefore renames her and blesses her when announcing the birth of Isaac (Gen 17:15–21).

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Who is the son of Jesus?

Moreover, it asserts that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, that the couple had a son, named Judah, and that all three were buried together. The claims were met with skepticism by several archaeologists and New Testament scholars, as well as outrage by some Christian leaders.

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Did Jesus have a last name?

Jesus is sometimes referred to as Jesus Christ, and some people assume that Christ is Jesus' last name. But Christ is actually a title, not a last name. So if Christ isn't a last name, what was Jesus' last name? The answer is Jesus didn't have a formal last name or surname like we do today.

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Why was the book of Mary removed from the Bible?

The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian text deemed unorthodox by the men who shaped the nascent Catholic church, was excluded from the canon, and was subsequently erased from the history of Christianity along with most narratives that demonstrated women's contributions to the early Christian movement.

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How many children did Jesus's father have?

Agreeing with Mary's continued virginity, the text proclaims that Joseph had four sons (Judas, Justus, James, and Simon) and two daughters (Assia and Lydia) by a previous marriage.

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How many children did the mother of Jesus have?

A careful look at the New Testament shows that Mary kept her vow of virginity and never had any children other than Jesus.

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Did Jesus have any siblings?

The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb") are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.

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Why did God punish Sarah?

The first interpretation is that God is angry at Sarah for laughing because her laughter symbolizes mistrust and a lack of faith. 20 His questioning is an accusation regarding her lack of faith in him.

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How old was Sarah when God gave her a child?

Sarah was childless until she was 90 years old. God promised Abraham that she would be “a mother of nations” (Genesis 17:16) and that she would conceive and bear a son, but Sarah did not believe. Isaac, born to Sarah and Abraham in their old age, was the fulfillment of God's promise to them.

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What is the real name of Sarah in Bible?

She was originally called Sarai. In the narrative of the covenant of the pieces in Genesis 17, during which Yahweh promises Abram that he and Sarai will have a son, Abram is renamed as Abraham and Sarai is renamed as Sarah.

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Is Queen Elizabeth related to Jesus?

In Sunni Islamic reports of al-Tabari and al-Masudi, Elizabeth is said to have been a daughter of Imran, and thus, a sister of Mary. Therefore, their children Jesus (Isa) and John (Yahya) are believed to have been cousins.

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What language did Jesus speak?

Aramaic is best known as the language Jesus spoke. It is a Semitic language originating in the middle Euphrates. In 800-600 BC it spread from there to Syria and Mesopotamia. The oldest preserved inscriptions are from this period and written in Old Aramaic.

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What was Jesus real name?

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.

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What does kissing feet symbolize in the Bible?

According to Brasch (1989), kissing the feet was a gesture of homage and deference, far removed from its erotic roots. Millions of pilgrims with loving pressure have worn down the feet of the statue of Saint Paul in Rome with their lips.

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Where is Lilith in the Bible?

The Bible mentions the Lilith only once, as a dweller in waste places (Isaiah 34:14), but the characterization of the Lilith or the lili (in the singular or plural) as a seducer or slayer of children has a long pre-history in ancient Babylonian religion.

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Who was the biblical woman who killed a man?

In the narrative about the military heroine Deborah, Yael kills Sisera, the Canaanite general of King Jabin, after he escapes from the battle with Deborah's general, Barak.

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