Epiphanius adds Joseph became the father of James and his three brothers (Joses, Simeon, Judah) and two sisters (a Salome and a Mary or a Salome and an Anna) with James being the elder sibling .
Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. In medieval tradition Salome (as Mary Salome ) was counted as one of the Three Marys who were daughters of Saint Anne, so making her the sister or half- sister of Mary, mother of Jesus .
Las Tres Marías , the Three Maries, are the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene , and Mary of Cleofas . They are often depicted at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ or at his tomb.
In Pullman’s version of the story, Jesus has a twin brother named Christ . “I was intrigued, you see, by the difference between the two parts of the name Jesus Christ that we commonly use interchangeably,” Pullman says.
Jesus ‘ name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
Matthew begins by calling Jesus the son of David , indicating his royal origin, and also son of Abraham, indicating that he was an Israelite; both are stock phrases, in which son means descendant, calling to mind the promises God made to David and to Abraham.
The passage adds: “The twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary , called Magdalene , from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna, the wife of Chuza , the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others.
Joanna in the Gospels Joanna is shown as the wife of Chuza, steward to Herod Antipas while being listed as one of the women who “had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities” who accompanied Jesus and the Apostles, and “provided for Him from their substance” in Luke 8:2–3.
Some apocryphal accounts state that at the time of her betrothal to Joseph, Mary was 12–14 years old . According to ancient Jewish custom, Mary could have been betrothed at about 12. Hyppolitus of Thebes says that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of her son Jesus, dying in 41 AD.
The three Marys at the crucifixion The presence of a group of female disciples of Jesus at the crucifixion of Jesus is found in all four Gospels of the New Testament . Mary (mother of Jesus) Mary Magdalene. Mary of Clopas.
Mark 16 refers to a young man, presumably an angel, sitting on the right side. In Luke two men, identified as angels in Luke 24:23, appear standing next to the women. Those who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible argue that these multiple accounts are explained by Mary making multiple trips to the tomb.
Interpretations
Matthew | Mark | John |
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Mary, mother of Jesus | ||
Mary Magdalene | Mary Magdalene | Mary Magdalene |
Mary, mother of James and Joseph | Mary, mother of James the younger and Joses | |
The mother of the sons of Zebedee |
Mary Magdalene as trusted disciple For its part, the Bible gave no hint that Mary Magdalene was Jesus’s wife . None of the four canonical gospels suggests that sort of relationship, even though they list the women who travel with Jesus and in some cases include their husbands’ names.
Contents of The Lost Books of the Bible The Protevangelion . The Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Epistles of Jesus Christ and Abgarus King of Edessa. The Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate) The Apostles’ Creed (throughout history) The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Laodiceans.
Mary Magdalene’s life after the Gospel accounts. According to Eastern tradition, she accompanied St. John the Apostle to Ephesus, where she died and was buried. John the Evangelist to Ephesus (near modern Selçuk, Turkey), where she died and was buried.