Spirituality
17 Aug 12
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by SwissGambitNo, only about 46.
Hmm, so she would have had to live until roughly age 55...I wonder what the average life expectancy was at the time.
Jewish tradition at that time had women married off usually around age 12. If she gave birth to Jesus even a year later (it probably wasn't quite that long), she would have been 13 and Jesus died at 33, making her 46 at the time of His death.
Depending on the source, she is then believed to have lived between 11 and 24 years after that.
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by SuzianneDo you think she had other children after she had Jesus?
No, only about 46.
Jewish tradition at that time had women married off usually around age 12. If she gave birth to Jesus even a year later (it probably wasn't quite that long), she would have been 13 and Jesus died at 33, making her 46 at the time of His death.
Depending on the source, she is then believed to have lived between 11 and 24 years after that.
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by FMFWhile some Anglicans do believe in the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, it is not considered dogma. I, myself, find it rather difficult to believe, given that Jesus reportedly had siblings, children of Mary and Joseph, most notably, James.
Do you think she had other children after she had Jesus?
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by Suzianne12? Isn't that a bit young? Was she even ovulating yet? 😕
No, only about 46.
Jewish tradition at that time had women married off usually around age 12. If she gave birth to Jesus even a year later (it probably wasn't quite that long), she would have been 13 and Jesus died at 33, making her 46 at the time of His death.
Depending on the source, she is then believed to have lived between 11 and 24 years after that.
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by SuzianneWhat is the age difference between Jesus and James?
While some Anglicans do believe in the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, it is not considered dogma. I, myself, find it rather difficult to believe, given that Jesus reportedly had siblings, children of Mary and Joseph, most notably, James.
18 Aug 12
Originally posted by Phil HillIf its not recorded in the fairy tale, then you make it up. Notice how RJHinds and Suzianne give different figures yet talk about them like they are obvious facts. Either there are multiple versions of the myth, or one of them is making it up as we go along.
How do you get an age difference with a myth?