Did Jesus Christ really have any children? If so are there offspring alive today and who are they?
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While it is true there is no mention of Jesus marrying in the Bible, this doesn't mean that it is true. The Bible doesn't mention Christ's life between (roughly) the age of 12 and 30 - but we assume that he didn't skip over those years. (In fact, who is to say that that was the exact time that Jesus did have a family?)\n\nThe fact is, despite being 'the good word', religious texts (including The Bible) were written down, translated, and interpretted by humans. The words of the Supreme Being might be perfect, but humans are fallable. Things get lost in translation, people 'leave out' and edit something they don't believe sounds right (for the best, of course), and who knows what kind of 'Chinese whispers' have gone on when one human tells another human what is written or said. In the past, in the present, and in the future, literal translations of the Bible will cause as many crises of faith as it mends. (I fully realise that this is a huge discussion, and I have just attracted the anger of a LOT of people.) It doesn't make the Bible any more or less valid than it was at any other point in time (if you go for that kind of stuff), but it makes sense that it is a theological work that draws on 'historical' events rather than a literal account.\n\nThe works of Dan Brown are fiction in and of themselves. They do contain some thoughtful suppositions, and would encourage anyone (Christian or otherwise) to discuss the ideas proposed. Jesus Christ may have been the son of God, but he was also a man.\n\nDid Jesus Christ have any children? Maybe and maybe not. It's not like there is any evidence for or against.\n\n(If so,) are there offspring alive today? Well, after 2000 years, no not really. Two millenia is a long time to accurately trace ancestry, so any descendants would be just as related as any of us are to ancestors 2000 years removed....\n\n\n(For the record, I tend toward the agnostic/aetheist end of the scale.)
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there could be a huge possibility that the person beside jesus is mary magdalene and not an apostle (i think its peter) no one may ever know. it all depends on ones belief or research. \n\nsome people do believe that the cup of christ is mary magdalene and as the book "the da vinci code" explains to us that jesus may have had an offspring with mary magdalene, and that she started the merovingian blood line. \n\nsome people may say this as blasphemy or in-accurate but remember that there is still no REAL proof that jesus ever exsisted, we all base it on the bible and other written records but found not even one real evidence that he ever lived. so who could say that the person beside him is not a woman..
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Take the safeside, God never gave birth to anyone. He is almighty. He never needs any wife nor children. He created everything. \n\nJesus was born without a father. That doesn't make Jesus a god or son of god. Jesus was a major prophet. Jesus was God's beloved friend, and a highly respectable prophet.
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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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also... if god had a child, (jesus), why shouldn't jesus have a child?
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We do not believe in Jesus, because he did not fulfill the requirements for the Jewish Messiah.  These are:\n   1. The Messiah is born of two human parents, as we said.But Jesus, according to Christian theology, was born of a union between a Human woman and God, rather than two HUMAN parents, as was Hercules, and Dionysis, as well as many other pagan gods.\n   2. The Messiah can trace his lineage through his human biological father, back to King David (Isaiah 11:1,10; Jeremiah 23:5; Ezekiel 34:23-24; 37:21-28; Jeremiah 30:7-10; 33:14-16; and Hosea 3:4-5). But Jesus's lineage cannot go through his human father, according to Christian theology, as Jesus's father was not Joseph the husband of Mary. According to Christian theology, Jesus's father was God.\n   3. The Messiah traces his lineage only through King Solomon (II Samuel 7:12-17; I Chronicles 22:9-10). But according to Luke 3:31, Jesus was a descendant of Nathan, another son of King David, and not a descendant of King David through King Solomon.\n   4. The Messiah cannot trace his lineage through Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, or Shealtiel, because this royal line was cursed (I Chronicles 3:15-17; Jeremiah 22:18,30). But according to both Matthew 1:11-12 and Luke 3:27, Jesus was a descendant of Shealtiel. \n\nAccording to the Jewish definition of the term, the Real Messiah will make changes in the real world, changes that one can see and perceive and be able to prove because these changes take place in the real world. It is for this task that the real messiah has been anointed in the first place, hence the term, messiah -- one who is anointed. These changes, that one will be able to see and perceive in the real world, include:\n\n   1. The Messiah is preceded by Elijah the prophet who, with the Messiah, unifies the family (Malachi 4:5-6), which is contradicted by Jesus in Matthew 10:34-37.\n   2. The Messiah re-establishes the Davidic dynasty through the messiah's own children (Daniel 7:13-14). But Jesus had no children.\n   3. The Messiah brings an eternal peace between all nations, between all peoples, and between all people (Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-4; Ezekiel 39:9). Obviously there is no peace. Furthermore, Jesus said that his purpose in coming was to bring a sword, and not peace (see Matthew 10:34, as referenced above.)\n   4. The Messiah brings about the universal world-wide conversion of all peoples to Judaism, or at least to Ethical Monotheism (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zechariah 8:23; Isaiah 11:9; Zechariah 14:9,16). But the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n   5. The Messiah brings about an end to all forms of idolatry (Zechariah 13:2). But the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n   6. The Messiah brings about a universal recognition that the Jewish idea of God is God (Isaiah 11:9). But the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n   7. The Messiah leads the world to become vegetarian (Isaiah 11:6-9). It isn't.\n   8. The Messiah gathers to Israel, all of the twelve tribes (Ezekiel 36:24). Many of the ten lost tribes remain lost.\n   9. The Messiah rebuilds The Temple (Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 37:26-28). It hasn't been rebuilt.\n  10. There will be no more famine (Ezekiel 36:29-30). People starve to death every day.\n  11. After the Messiah comes, death will eventually cease (Isaiah 25:8). People die every day.\n  12. Eventually the dead will be resurrected (Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 37:12-13; Isaiah 43:5-6);\n  13. The nations of the earth will help the Jews, materially (Isaiah 60:5-6; 60:10-12;\n  14. The Jews will be sought out for spiritual guidance (Zechariah 8:23);\n  15. All weapons will be destroyed (Ezekiel 39:9,12);\n  16. The Nile will run dry (Isaiah 11:15)\n  17. Monthly, the trees of Israel will yield their fruit (Ezekiel 47:12);\n  18. Each tribe of Israel will receive and settle their inherited land (Ezekiel 47:13-13);\n  19. The nations of the earth will recognize that they have been wrong, that the Jews have been right, and that the sins
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No. What kind of superior God is when he has a son? God has a son? Then he is no different from other creatures. Jesus is born of Mary and without a father.
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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 don't think you're going to get a good answer on this web site. That's a big project. Here's a list of people in the Bible: http://www.mustardseed.net/html/people.html . You'll have to do your own research on who's young and who's not.
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there are certain things that have been omitted from the bible to serve the purpose of the catholic church. i think that jesus did throw down with mary magdolin(spelling may be off) there are rumors that he did have children. i don't believe that he was anything more than a man who got some attention in the mis written annuals of time. \ni'm the recovering catholic
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Many of the Saints in the Orthodox Church had children they were not forbidden to have children.  I know that some popes had children so some saints probably did too.
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I suggest that you read that love letter. For instance:\n\nAnd the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters\nGenesis 5:4\n\nAdam and Eve had at least 7 children. Cain, Abel, Seth, sons which means at least 2 more boys, and daughters which means at least 2 girls. They probably had many other children that are not listed because they are not needed in the geneology of Christ.
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Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. Mary was just the vessel God used for Jesus to be born of flesh.\nYes, she was his mother...but Jesus is the Son of God.\n\n\nP.S. some people need to read their bible...saying that God can't be the Father to anyone..lol
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Well... the church has a history of hiding the facts that question their stance. This question of the church coverups has come up most recently because of the release of some new gospels, and their messages went in the face of much of the churches opinions and beliefs. The difficult thing is that these new gospels were kept from being in the bible by church officials over a thousand years after Christs death. The gospels in question were discarded during the cutting process. This could be looked at ascovering up the truth of Christ. As for the validity of Jesus having a wife and children, well, time may tell.
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"There is actually quite a bit of written history from that time period that proves he did exist. But thanks for playing anyways."\n\nHAHAHAHAHAHA.... prove it. Show me one single piece of paper and I will believe you. The fact of the matter is, there was NO record of a historical jesus. In fact, St. Paul (who recorded the very first story of "Jesus") didnt mention anything about a virgin birth, miracles, or even this plane of exsistance. It was set in the same relm as Zeus, Hera, and other fictional characters. There are no writings from ANYONE who supposedly followed "jesus". If you know of any first hand evidence, I will gladly look at it and convert my faith if its true. So heres your big chance, all you good christians out there... In fact, Im gonna make it a new topic.
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If Jesus (of Christianity fame) was a man, then he had a father. It is a requirement of birth.
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OK..\nIt does not matter if James had a son or whatever because Mary was a virgin so she didn't use Joseph to have Jesus...\ntherefore no one is related to Jesus\nBut in the bible says that we humans were made by his image..\nwould you like to visit my church?\nI would glady explain everything to you....