Did Jesus Have Siblings?

In many instances during which Scripture is quoted words are said that can cause quite a sensation. We are talking about Christ and his brothers and sisters, who are repeatedly mentioned among the group of people mentioned in Bibles. Just Mr. Jesus Bible portrays him as the carpenter's son and the son Mary, brother James, Joseph, Judy i Simon. W Bibles but no degree of kinship is depicted.

The Western understanding of the words brother and sister, however, is somewhat at odds with the ancient, Far Eastern, and especially Gospel meaning of these words. These brothers are not related to Jesus in any way. This would contradict the very fact of the immaculate conception and the purity of the Mary. Furthermore, during his death on the cross Lord Jesus hands his mother over to the care of his disciple uttering the words: "Behold your son" toward Maryand "Behold your mother" in the direction of the apostle. It turns out that the most important role in the life of Jesus, besides his mother Mary Virgin, were His closest helpers, i.e. His students. They were the ones he most often called his brothers and actually treated that way. An error of perception apostlesor other people as brothers and sisters (siblings) of Jesus is quite common and results precisely from the completely different perception of this word in different cultures and religions.

Here we can also consider the fact that there were cousins and extended family of Jesus. In Poland, we would also call them brothers, but cousins. W Gospel you can find cousins of Jesus. It talks about Mariawho was Mother James i Joseph. Maria (this is about Maria Cleophas) is called the sister of Jesus' mother. It follows that Jesus' cousins are also mentioned in Bibles. However, this raises further questions. Is the named sister of Mother Mr. Jesus, this Mary, is her birth sister or is she also her distant cousin.

Such considerations can be carried on endlessly, because the subject of roots and origins is always a complicated matter. Thus whether Jesus had brothers? Yes he had, every person close to Jesus is his brother. The strength of the relationship we form as a Christian community is the strength of brotherhood. Each of us can call his neighbor brother and sister. It is a great skill and, above all, a great grace to be able to see in another person first of all your brother and to treat him as such.