What was the sexual lives of people like back in Jesus' time (and locale)?
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Just read the Song of Songs.  That should tell you everything.  Oh and lest we forget, the Story of Lot, if you are into incest, and the entire of Story of Sodom and Gomorrah (sp?).\n\nIf you really want to ready about sex during that period of time, you might want to look to other cultures and their sexual mores.  (Ever hear of the Kama Sutra <wink wink nudge nudge>
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Yeah jesus had sex secretly.
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In the 70's I had one that was near 80 years old that some christian religion got to.\n\nHe taped all the holes on his wife with duct tape and himself and even their dog.\n\nIt kind of reminds me of what christians are trying to do to gays today.
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According to the Bible, he was Jesus' older cousin. People probably thought he was a bit on the loony side, because he hung out in the desert and ate grasshoppers. (crunch) But he also baptized sinners and sort of got the general population in the right frame of mind to recognize the coming messiah. He didn't know it was his cousin until he (John) baptized him (Jesus). Nothing indicates he was ever married. Yes, the spoiled brat-girl was into some Freudian stuff with her parents and asked for his head on a platter. He was beheaded. \n\nAs far as historical fact on him, check out this story: \nhttp://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=18893
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Well, what a special story. You set Christianity back at least 50  years.  I can picture the Christians rolling their eyes back now. LMAO.
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http://cagle.msnbc.com/sex/\nhttp://www.true.com/magazine/psych_sextypes.htm \nhttp://www.appalachia-alumni-association.net/blog/archives/000732.html
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no i don't think they were pedophiles when going into priesthood. they just had normal human desires for sex. unfortunately there easiest way to get satisfaction was there altar servers in which they had closest contact with.
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used to have sexinthebushes (sex in the bushes)...lol for  me
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When I was 17 I fell in love with a girl from our church (a large one) who was 16. But both the church and her parents frowned on the relationship because she was a junior in high school and I was in college.  They let her date a guy who was 18 because he was still in high school, but not me. So we snuck around it and ended up necking in the sanctuary when we were supposed to be in bible study.  Sweet!
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um, no, actually, the apostles did not "hang out"0--they were doing the will of Christ, as missionaries--and furthermore they were not with only men: martha, mary, mary magdalene, lydia, and others are all women. men of that time did not predominantly spend time around women because of the culture, but that doesn't make every 1st century man a homosexual.\nPaul did preach against homosexuality, but not solely...he continued to encourage repentance from all sins (not to srike up the "whats a sin?" ordeal here).\nPaul's thorn in the flesh could've been his conversion blindness, but if you recall that was healed. it is believed that he was given an illness such as weak lungs or a mobility disability to be his thorn. i recommend referring to a theological teacher at a conservative seminary...trinity episcopal is (i think, don't quote me) or a pastor or other minister with strong faith and traditional doctrine in mind.
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Okay, I know you requested Christians only, but I have studied the Bible extensively.The Bible was not meant to be taken literally for the most part, and it was written during a time where women were held to be inferior. I'd disregard St. Paul's tirades on women,as a suggestion.Society has changed greatly since biblical times and a fair amount of what was written regarding gender roles no longer applies to today's society.I would suggest treating your wife as a helpmate and with respect,and expect the same from her,as the bible says to do.She should not have to be submissive.St. Paul had some issues with women 2000 years ago.*Sorry,just got your update.Please switch the gender context on what I said regarding yourself.*
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Absolutely not.  Jesus was human as well as God if you believe in Christian interpretations of his life.  I think Jesus was at least a very spiritually advanced human, he knew how to love without judgment and how to forgive. It seems absurd to me that he would not have been married.
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Jesus did not have white skin and his hair was not straight and brown. He was middle eastern, a poor carpenter, and an average looking guy. He wasn't glamorous. Back then, the skin color of the middle east was a lot darker. Today, they have mixed blood.
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Your question is most pertinent. As a man of the time, it would have been considered downright weird for a man of Yeshua's age not to have a family for the prevailing culture and mores of the region. \n\n"Yeshua" is the more correct name. There was no "J" until the 1600s. It's dotted because it was descended from the "i" and was pronounced similarly. \n\nThis is just another factor in the confused history of the person we have to come to know as Jesus of Nazareth.\n\nThe early church, later the Medieval Catholic church, suppressed this knowledge because it conflicted with their dogma that was arrived at after cennturies of meetings some called Diets.\n\nIt was in those conclaves from the AD 600s to the 1400s that the agreed-upon dogma on the the four Synoptic Gospels (out of at least 12!); the Virgin Birth, and the Immaculate Conception (which is associated with Maryam, Yeshua's mother but that's an entire article!) were straightened out. Dissenters were dealt with harshly.\n\nThe process of tinkering goes on even in our time. Vatican I and II were major Catholic Church revisions that got rid of the Vulgate Latin language masses, and brought down the priesthood from a loftier level.\n\nI have traveled to Jerusalem and the Mediterranean and seen many things for myself. See some of the the pictures from Jerusalem and the Vatican at: \n\nhttp://community.webshots.com/user/travelgriot97 \n\nAlso, check out my articles on "The Real Reasons For The Seasons" at\n\nhttp://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=2558 \n\nMany of the things we have been given to believe just isn't so. Your questions again are very reasonable; indeed there will be much discussion of these and accepted knowledge with the movies and books coming out. \n\nKeep seeking the truth. There are interesting but disturbing pathways you'll encounter along the way. --kjw
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The view from history would be "yes."  Many of the historical Jesus' teachings were related to reforming the practice of Judaism to be more assimilationist with the predominent Roman/Hellenistic culture in the region during the period of his life.\n\nSince he was interesting in reforming practice to "fit in," he might also be interested in reforming his looks to "fit in," as well.
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People in the 1800's married their cousins all the time. Some Christians will tell you God created other people for Adam and Eve's children to marry, but these others didn't get mentioned in Genisis.\n\nI can't help you there; I do know a ton of people in Monroe County VA, then after 1863 WV, married their first cousin.
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I don't know if I would choose to go back in time. \nTwo Main Reasons why:\n- I think if I went back in time and saw all the inventions we were lacking that I knew today's luxuries give us (internet, toilets, electric stoves, etc), I think I'd be depressed\n- Being a young woman, even going back 60 years, would probably not be a norm for a woman to go to college and the idea of her supporting herself and not being thrown into a marriage for society's sake\n\nBut, I think if it was only for a few days, the time I would most likely like to go back to is probably the New Testament time and see at least one scene that Jesus was in or that he experienced. Or really - any place in any part of the Bible I think would be awesome to experience from an audience perspective