The number of sisters and their names are not specified in the New Testament, but the apocryphal 3rd century Gospel of Philip mentions a
Verse 56 mentions that Jesus had sisters. The sisters are not named, but since the word is plural there were at least two of them. John 7:5 tells us his brothers didn't believe in Jesus, and all three synoptic gospels tell of a time when his mother and brothers came to speak with Jesus.
However, it was not until 591 that Pope Gregory the Great authoritatively pronounced that Luke's sinner, Mary of Bethany, and Mary Magdalene were one and the same (Sermon 33.1).
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.
In the Biblical accounting of Leah and Rachel, we meet two sisters who were very different but whose lives intertwined to the point that they shared the same husband and their offspring have been interconnected throughout the millennia.
The number of sisters and their names are not specified in the New Testament, but the apocryphal 3rd century Gospel of Philip mentions a Mary, and the Salome who appears in the late 2nd century Gospel of James is arguably other sister.
The biblical Book of Genesis speaks of the relationship between fraternal twins Jacob and Esau, sons of Isaac and Rebecca.
A careful look at the New Testament shows that Mary kept her vow of virginity and never had any children other than Jesus.
"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.
Accordingly Salome, the mother of Zebedee's children, would be the sister of the mother of Jesus.
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.
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.
Two passages in Matthew (27:61 and 28:1) refer to "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary". Many scholars identify "the other Mary" as Mary of Clopas, and/or as "Mary the mother of James and Joseph/Joses".
Some wish the ceremony that celebrated the beginning of the alleged marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene to be viewed as a "holy wedding"; and Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their alleged daughter, Sarah, to be viewed as a "holy family", in order to question traditional gender roles and family values.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
John 19:25 states that Mary had a sister; semantically it is unclear if this sister is the same as Mary of Clopas, or if she is left unnamed. Jerome identifies Mary of Clopas as the sister of Mary, mother of Jesus.
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.
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.
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.
According to Christianity.com, Mary was 46 to 49 years old when Jesus died. Britannica states that she “flourished” from 25 B.C. to A.D. 75. Assuming this is in reference to her lifespan, according to Britannica, Mary was approximately 54 to 59 years old when Jesus died.
The Gospel of Matthew explains that Joseph was a “righteous man, yet unwilling to expose [Mary] to shame” so he decided to “divorce her quietly.” (Matthew 1:19). This indicates that although Joseph generally respected the law, he did not want to subject Mary to derision, judgment, and possible death.
By contrast, the apocryphal History of Joseph the Carpenter, from the 5th or 6th century, has a long account of Joseph's peaceful death, aged 111, in the presence of Jesus (aged about 19), Mary and angels.
Eve eventually bore 20 sets of twins, and Adam had 40,000 offspring before he died.
Isaac and Rebekah had their twin sons Esau and Jacob 20 years after they were married. The Bible says he was 100 years old and when "his eyes were too dim to see", he called his eldest son, Esau, to give him his last blessing recognising his birthright.
For vaginal delivery of both infants, the twins decide birth order by their placement in the uterus. Once the babies are large enough to stay in one position in the womb, the twin lowest in the uterus is known as Baby A and the one furthest from there is Baby B, according to the Stanford Medicine News Center.