Is it true that the Virgin Mary was 15 when she got married to Joseph?
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It is generally agreed that the Virign Mary was young when she gave birth to Jesus and that apocrypha claims that she outlived him dying between three and 15 years after the Crucifixion. Little is known about her personal history other than she was the relative of Elizabeth, lived in Nazareth and was engaged to Joseph. The Catholic Encyclopedia claims that she was 14 when the High Priest of the Temple wanted to send her home to prepare for marriage.\n\nIt should also be noted that for much of human history, it was not unusual to be married at 15. Average life expectancy was only 30.
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You cannot prove that Mary existed, barely that she was a virgin. Think about a penis, then think how big is god, then scratch you head and think:" how can she still be a virgin?"
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You're a fool. Back then girls were married off around 12 or 13 and then usually had kids arounds 14 or 15. Get used to it, that's just how it was.
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Mary is Ever Virgin\nExodus 13:2,12 - Jesus is sometimes referred to as the "first-born" son of Mary. But "first-born" is a common Jewish expression meaning the first child to open the womb. It has nothing to do the mother having future children.\n\nExodus 34:20 - under the Mosaic law, the "first-born" son had to be sanctified. "First-born" status does not require a "second" born.\n\nEzek. 44:2 - Ezekiel prophesies that no man shall pass through the gate by which the Lord entered the world. This is a prophecy of Mary's perpetual virginity. Mary remained a virgin before, during and after the birth of Jesus.\n\nMark 6:3 - Jesus was always referred to as "the" son of Mary, not "a" son of Mary. Also "brothers" could have theoretically been Joseph's children from a former marriage that was dissolved by death. However, it is most likely, perhaps most certainly, that Joseph was a virgin, just as were Jesus and Mary. As such, they embodied the true Holy Family, fully consecrated to God.\n\nLuke 1:31,34 - the angel tells Mary that you "will" conceive (using the future tense). Mary responds by saying, "How shall this be?" Mary's response demonstrates that she had taken a vow of lifelong virginity by having no intention to have relations with a man. If Mary did not take such a vow of lifelong virginity, her question would make no sense at all (for we can assume she knew how a child is conceived). She was a consecrated Temple virgin as was an acceptable custom of the times. \n\nLuke 2:41-51 - in searching for Jesus and finding Him in the temple, there is never any mention of other siblings. \n\nJohn 7:3-4; Mark 3:21 - we see that younger "brothers" were advising Jesus. But this would have been extremely disrespectful for devout Jews if these were Jesus' biological brothers. \n\nJohn 19:26-27 - it would have been unthinkable for Jesus to commit the care of his mother to a friend if he had brothers.\n\nJohn 19:25 - the following verses prove that James and Joseph are Jesus' cousins and not his brothers: Mary the wife of Clopas is the sister of the Virgin Mary. \n\nMatt. 27:61, 28:1 - Matthew even refers to Mary the wife of Clopas as "the other Mary."\n\nMatt. 27:56; Mark 15:47 - Mary the wife of Clopas is the mother of James and Joseph.\n\nMark 6:3 - James and Joseph are called the "brothers" of Jesus. So James and Joseph are Jesus' cousins.\n\nMatt. 10:3 - James is also called the son of "Alpheus." This does not disprove that James is the son of Clopas. The name Alpheus may be Aramaic for Clopas, or James took a Greek name like Saul (Paul), or Mary remarried a man named Alpheus.\n\n\nJesus' "Brothers" (adelphoi)) = Cousins or Kinsmen\nLuke 1:36 - Elizabeth is Mary's kinswoman. Some Bibles translate kinswoman as "cousin," but this is an improper translation because in Hebrew and Aramaic, there is no word for "cousin." \n\nLuke 22:32 - Jesus tells Peter to strengthen his "brethren." In this case, we clearly see Jesus using "brethren" to refer to the other apostles, not his biological brothers.\n\nActs 1:12-15 - the gathering of Jesus' "brothers" amounts to about 120. That is a lot of "brothers." Brother means kinsmen in Hebrew.\n\nActs 7:26; 11:1; 13:15,38; 15:3,23,32; 28:17,21 - these are some of many other examples where "brethren" does not mean blood relations.\n\nRom. 9:3 - Paul uses "brethren" and "kinsmen" interchangeably. "Brothers" of Jesus does not prove Mary had other children.\n\nGen. 11:26-28 - Lot is Abraham's nephew ("anepsios") / Gen. 13:8; 14:14,16 - Lot is still called Abraham's brother (adelphos") . This proves that, although a Greek word for cousin is "anepsios," Scripture also uses "adelphos" to des
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The bible never says Mary stayed a virgin.  It is very clear that Mary and Joseph had other children after Jesus' birth.  \nThe bible says that they waited to have sex until after Jesus was born.\nMatt 1\n23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. \n24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: \n25 And KNEW her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. \n\nWe would be foolish to think they stayed married their whole lives without having sex.  Plus the mention of Jesus' brothers and sisters confirms that they did.\n\nThe Catholics believe that Mary stayed a virgin so they could diefy her.  They want to put her on the same pedestal as Jesus and sometimes above Him.  \nIf they would just read the bible, they would understand that this is a false teaching and breaks the most sacred of the 10 commandments "Thou shalt have no other gods before me".
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Yes mary was born with out sins, never sined (or had sex) and was assumed into heaven body and soul.  Joseph was on the other hand born with original sin but died a saint and went to heaven.
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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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We know from Jewish records of familiy history that Mary was born at home, but after being weaned from her mother, she was sent to live in the temple, as were many other girls and boys during this time and culture.\n\nShe was raised and educated in the temple until she was close to puberty.  Boys could live in the temple past puberty, but girls could not, as they would be defiling the temple at the onset of puberty as per levitical law.\n\nWhen she was brought back home, her parents set out to marry her off and Joseph was the one chosen to be her husband.  From this point on, there was a one year waiting period in which she would continue to live at home and wait for Joseph to come and claim his bride.\n\nThere is actually more of Mary's childhood written in the Quran (copied from Jewish records) than in the bible. I find that quite interesting especially from those who claim that the bible was put together by Catholics for Catholics, as they would have put everything they could have about Mary if they had put the bible together.\n\nThere are also some false writing that have endured over the years about both Mary and Joseph.  You would have to compare them to secular records of times of births and deaths to try and judge truthfullness and accuracy.\n\nI have not researched Joseph's background and truthfully there is not much available for research.  There is a lot of speculation, but not much authentic truth to go on.
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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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Why are you calling Muhammad a pedophile. Just because he married a matured girl somewhere between the age of 9-13??\n\nthan what would you call Jesus?\n  You say Jesus was God. OK. Well, he impregnanted his mother at the age of 12-14. Than MAry gave birth to Jesus..\nWhat would you call that? Incest, Pedophile, Taboo?? Take your pick.
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come on, weren't her and joseph married?\nyou cannot be legally married without consumating the marriage?  \ni don't think she was a virgin either\nnice question
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ereyes:  Catholics don't believe that Jesus and Mary Magdelene were married.  Wherever you get your information, you need to replace it with credible sources.\n\nIt wouldn't change my belief.  If Jesus was both fully human and fully devine, then I would expect the fully human portion of him to have been in love.  \n\nHe still would have died on the cross and rose on the 3rd day.  THAT's what Christianity is about.  Not whether or not Jesus was married.  \n\nIt actually would answer a lot of questions.  Men back then got married at an early age...what was Jesus doing at 30 unmarried?  The community must have been thinking there was something strange about that.
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In actual sense there is no exact record that Joseph DIED!\nThat has to be cleared first... No actual fact that says that he died or even was around when Jesus was older...\nOK lets do the math. Tradition of the church says that Jesus was born to a young maiden. So this would refer to a girl who is very young in fact.. which explains why many artists draw Mary as a young GIRL... i suppose in her early 15 at lest... and she was engaged with a man(again traditionally a widower) maybe around 30 or 40 or 50...no one knows! But Joseph was also silent in the gospels!\nJoseph could have died of natural causes... (old age)\nor something else... but this is for sure... he died because in the gospel of John, Jesus gives his mother to John to take care of.. would she go if she is already staying with a husband?!?!\nmakes no sense..\nJoseph probably died just before Jesus begun his public ministry. This silent carpenter died not that silent because by living and following the instruction of God, he saved both the lives of Jesus and Mary from King Herod... He followed a dream... He lived a godly life..
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It's no secret that Muhammad married Aisha when he was 50+ yrs. old and she was 6 then later consumated their marriage when she was 9. Poor girl, it must be so horrible for her to have her childhood taken away from her.
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Jesus was a human being and a prophet of God. Not God. Mary, just a simple lady, was a virgin who was gifted a child - Jesus.\nGod has no parents, no wife and certainly no children. He begets not nor is He begotten. And that is the truth! :)
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NO WAY. The Bible says NOTHING about Jesus Christ being married to anybody.
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Joseph was Jesus Adopted Father. \n\n\nLuke 3: 23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, \n      the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat, \n      the son of Levi, the son of Melki, \n      the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, \n       25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, \n      the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, \n      the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, \n      the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, \n      the son of Josech, the son of Joda, \n       27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, \n      the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, \n      the son of Neri, 28the son of Melki, \n      the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, \n      the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, \n       29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, \n      the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, \n      the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, \n      the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, \n      the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, \n       31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, \n      the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, \n      the son of David, 32the son of Jesse, \n      the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, \n      the son of Salmon,[d] the son of Nahshon, \n       33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,[e] \n      the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, \n      the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, \n      the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, \n      the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, \n       35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, \n      the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, \n      the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, \n      the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, \n      the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, \n       37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, \n      the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, \n      the son of Kenan, 38the son of Enosh, \n      the son of Seth, the son of Adam, \n      the son of God.