Did Jesus really have a child?
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Of course not!  The book is just a fiction.  There’s actually no evidence to support a marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The Gnostic writings that suggest a special relationship between them were written at least a century after Jesus actually lived, and reflect, not the events of Jesus’ life, but the Gnostic interpretation of them. Mary functions as a symbol within those narratives, not as a historical person. \n\nThere are voluminous studies done on the myth and legend of the Grail. Mary Magdalene factors in exactly none of them. That association is a modern invention of 20th century pseudo-histories.
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Do you sincerely believe literally that Jesus was holding His own flesh and blood?\na little more study of Scripture might help here.
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No way, jose.  \n\nOnly one person can claim that.  \nMary, the Virgin Mother of Jesus from 2000 some-odd years ago.  \n\nOhhh................well aren't you clever.  Or not!
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Caution, contains spoilers...:)\n\n\n\n\nIf Jesus and Mary Mag. had a baby, Jesus must have been a mortal man...the whole basis of the Catholic church is that Jesus is the immortal son of God...
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Son of God.  the bible tells us that mary was a virgin therefore Joeph could not have been the father.
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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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No, they simply add proof to the fact that Jesus Christ was the Messiah. His ability to perform miracles was only due to the power that came from his Father and God, Jehovah. Colossians 1:15 and Revelation 3:14 both clearly show that Jesus is a created being, in fact the very first creation by God. The recorded Bible prophecies that the Bible contains that were written hundreds and thousands of years in advance of Jesus' human existance, and how Jesus fulfilled each one exactly as written is proof....not that he is God, because he certainly isn't, but is proof that he was the Messiah, or God's anointed one. The fact that he was unable to raise himself from the dead is further proof that he isn't God. It was God who raised him, thus showing that God is a being totally separate and distinct from Jesus. \n\nColossians 1:15 - Jesus is the "firstborn of all creation"\n\nRevelation 3:14 - Jesus is "the beginning of the creatiobn by God"\n\nJohn 14:28 - Jesus plainly states "the father is greater than I am" - thus acknowledging that he is neither God, but is less than God. \n\n1 Corinthians 11:3 - as the man is the head of the woman, "in turn the head of the Christ is God". Thus, Jesus himself answers to a higher or superior being, his Father and God. \n\nJohn 7:16 - Jesus' message didn't originate from himself, but "belongs to him that sent me", namely his Father.
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i think he was married.\n\ni may not believe that jesus was god, BUT if he was, he ultimately came to earth as MAN. he was human. and i dont understand why people are so offended at the thought of him being married. is marraige a bad thing?
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As one opens a New Testament, he or she cannot get past the first page without confronting the doctrine of the virgin birth. The writer Matthew says: "When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:18). Joseph, perplexed over the fact that his wife-to-be was pregnant, was given this explanation by an angel in a dream: "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 1:20).\n\nAnother Gospel writer tells of Mary's pregnancy from her perspective. He tells how the angel Gabriel appeared to her to help prepare this young girl for the great event which would occur in her life. He told her, "And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus" (Luke 1:31). Startled at such a thing, for she was a virgin, the angel continued: "The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God " (Luke 1:35).\n\nAll four of the Gospels assume the doctrine of the virgin birth; two of them give de- tails about it. And it is all the more amazing that one of these writers (i.e., Luke) is a physician whose training and experience would incline him to deny the possibility of such a birth. Careful historian that we know Luke to have been, he investigated thoroughly and affirmed without hesitation that Jesus of Nazareth was born of a virgin.\n\nSome seven hundred or more years before the birth of Jesus, the Holy Spirit had moved the prophet Isaiah to foretell the miraculous birth of the Messiah. "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). Skeptics have tried to eliminate the phenomenon of predictive prophecy from the Bible, but this and many other divinely revealed predictions - all of which came to pass - make their efforts futile.\n\nIsaiah predicted the virgin birth, New Testament writers recorded its occurrence, and it stands as a sign from God as to the identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God and Savior of the world.
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Dan Brown (puh) suggests that Jesus was completely human born of a father & mother and was married to the Magdalene and they had kids. WOW! How incredibly difficult to believe this fantastic story! Gnostics been saying this since the son of man was teaching them (and making love to MM).\n\ngo jesus & mary & uncle judas
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No one really knows.\n\nThere is no credible evidence to support the claim.\n\n\n"While some historians consider Jesus to largely be a mythological and legendary entity, (Jesus freaks claim he exists)"\n\nSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus
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ACCORDING to reliable history, a man named Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, a small town in the land of Judea. Herod the Great was king in Jerusalem then, and Caesar Augustus was emperor in Rome. (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7) Roman historians of the first two centuries generally avoided mentioning Jesus, since Roman rulers at that time were trying to suppress Christianity.\n\nOn the other hand, The Historians’ History of the World observes: “The historical result of [Jesus’] activities was more momentous, even from a strictly secular standpoint, than the deeds of any other character of history. A new era, recognised by the chief civilisations of the world, dates from [Jesus’] birth.”\n\nTime magazine reported that more books have been written about Jesus than any other person in history. Many of these books focus on the question of Jesus’ identity, that is, who he really is. There has perhaps been more controversy about this matter than about any other subject in human history.\n\nEarly Questions About Identity\nWhen Mary was told that she would have a child and that she was to name him Jesus, she asked: “How is this to be, since I am having no intercourse with a man?” God’s angel Gabriel replied: “Power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason also what is born will be called holy, God’s Son.”—Luke 1:30-35.\n\nLater, Jesus performed miracles that caused his apostles to marvel. When a mighty windstorm threatened to sink their boat on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus calmed the waters with the rebuke “Hush! Be quiet!” In astonishment, his apostles exclaimed: “Who really is this?”—Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27.\n\nQuestions about Jesus’ real identity became common among people of his day, so Jesus asked his apostles who people were saying he was. “Some say John the Baptist,” they replied, “others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets”—all of whom were then dead. Afterward Jesus asked: “‘You, though, who do you say I am?’ In answer Simon Peter said: ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” Even the demons—wicked angels—said of Jesus: “You are the Son of God.”—Matthew 16:13-16; Luke 4:41.\n\nWho Jesus Said He Was\nAlthough Jesus rarely spoke of himself as God’s Son, he did acknowledge that he was. (Mark 14:61, 62; John 3:18; 5:25, 26; 11:4) Almost invariably, however, he said that he was “the Son of man.” By identifying himself this way, he highlighted his human birth—the fact that he was truly a man. Thus he also revealed himself to be that “son of man” whom Daniel had seen in vision appearing before Almighty God—“the Ancient of Days.”—Matthew 20:28; Daniel 7:13.\n\nRather than proclaim himself to be God’s Son, Jesus allowed others to reach that conclusion. And even people besides his apostles did so, including John the Baptist and Jesus’ friend Martha. (John 1:29-34; 11:27) These believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah. They learned that he had lived in heaven as a mighty spirit person and that his life had been miraculously transferred by God to the womb of the virgin Mary.—Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:20-23.\n\nSimilar to the First Man, Adam\nIn many respects, Jesus was similar to the first man, Adam. For example, both were perfect men who did not have a human father. (Genesis 2:7, 15) So the Bible calls Jesus “the last Adam”—a perfect man who could serve as “a corresponding ransom.” Jesus’ life corresponded to that of “the first man Adam,” whom God created as a perfect human.—1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6.\n\nNo One Better Known\nThe account of Jesus’ life was recorded by four of his contemporaries—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—two of whom were intimate associates. Their books, named after them, are commonly called the Gospels, parts of which can be read in over two thousand languages. These small books are usually incorporated with others that make up the Bi
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Very little... \n\nIt is consistantly regarded that the "Mary" next to Jesus in "The Last Supper" is John, who was constantly portrayed as affemenant during the reformation.  There is virtually no evidence to support the fact that Jesus had offspring, nor is there any reason to believe that there is anything significant hidden in the works of Da Vinci...\n\nBut it really is a heckuva lot of fun to think about.
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I do. It is possible that Jesus and Marie-Magdalene could have been married. It is possible that Jesus and Marie-Magdalene had a child. To many clues, like Renne-Le-Chateau, and it will not be the first thing the Church hides from us.
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Isn't Jesus the SON of God?
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I have always heard that Jesus had half siblings. Why would he not, when Mary and Joseph were husband and wife? Sorry, all you Catholics out there. \n\nAll in all, it's very exciting evidence.
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There are so many controversies regarding the actual life of Jesus, or lack thereof, because no one really knows what happened.  There is an extreme lack of physical evidence regarding his life.  The Bible wasn't written during his life, so even that's not a direct source.  You could set your life's work to prove any given controversy about Jesus and perhaps make some headway.  So in answer to your question, no one knows.