Matthew 12:46 While he was yet speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to him.
... 13:55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Mark 6:3 This is the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, is it not? And his sisters are here with us, are they not?” So they began to stumble because of him.
The words
"ἀδελφός" (sing. adelphos; pl. ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi) and "ἀδελφή" (sing. adelphē; pl. αδελφαι adelphai) have multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman", etc.
We agree the context of Matt. 13:55-56/Mk. 6:3-4 shows the definition "kinsman" applies to Jesus's brothers Joseph, Simon, James, Judas (Jude/Thaddeus), and unnamed sisters, but a kinsman could be a sibling, cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, etc. We disagree on the
type of kinship that applies. You say the type of kinship that applies is siblings, but you haven't shown it does, because how can you do that using the books that make up the Bible? They each lack the information you need.
As for me, in my opening post, the scriptural verses and crossover agreement between all my sources, even if not every surname is listed by each individual source, collectively show "James" in Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3, "James the brother of the Lord," "James the bishop of Jerusalem," "James the Less," "James the Just," and the author of the Epistle of James, were the same person as Apostle James of Alphaeus (Cleophas/Clopas), the son of Jesus's mother's spouse's brother, Alphaeus, and thus he and his siblings Simon, Joseph, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) were the kinsmen, specifically cousins of Jesus.
John 2:12 After this he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples went down to Capernaum, but they did not stay there many days.
The word "
adelphoi" is used in Lk. 8:19-20 and it has multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman". We agree the definition "kinsman" applies to the brothers in Lk. 8:19-20, but a kinsman could be a sibling, cousin, nephew, or uncle, etc. We disagree on the
type of kinship that applies. You say the type of kinship that applies is siblings, but you haven't shown it does, because how can you do that using the books that make up the Bible? They each lack the information you need.
The brothers in Jn. 2:12 were two of Jesus's four cousins, James and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) of Alphaeus, and the disciples were Peter and Andrew, all of whom, who at that time had not yet been elected apostles, accompanied Jesus and His mother to Capernaum. (
The Poem of the Man-God: Vol. I, ch. 51, pp. 160-161)
Luke 8:19 Now his mother and brothers came to him, but they were unable to get near him because of the crowd.
20 So it was reported to him: “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 In reply he said to them: “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
The word "adelphoi" is used in Lk. 8:19-20 and it has multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman". We agree the definition "kinsman" applies to the brothers in Lk. 8:19-20, but a kinsman could be a sibling, cousin, nephew, or uncle, etc. We disagree on the
type of kinship that applies. You say the type of kinship that applies is siblings, but you haven't shown it does, because how can you do that using the books that make up the Bible? They each lack the information you need.
I know they weren't Jesus's siblings from Jesus Himself who showed Maria Valtorta that scene in full, and she wrote down what she saw and heard. From her scriptural writings I know Jesus's brothers in Lk. 8:19-20 who arrived with His mother to speak with Him were two of His four cousins, Joseph and Simon of Alphaeus (
The Poem of the Man-God: Vol. II, ch. 268, pp. 430-436).
Jn. 7:5 His brothers were, in fact, not exercising faith in him.
The word "
adelphoi" is used in Jn. 7:5 and it has multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman".
We agree the definition "kinsman" applies to the brothers in Jn. 7:3;5, but a kinsman could be a sibling, cousin, nephew, or uncle, etc. We disagree on the
type of kinship that applies. You say the type of kinship that applies is siblings, but you haven't shown it does, because how can you do that using the books that make up the Bible? They each lack the information you need.
I know Jesus's brothers in Jn. 7:5 weren't His siblings from Jesus Himself who showed Maria Valtorta that scene in full, and she wrote down what she saw and heard. From her scriptural writings I know Jesus's brothers in Jn. 7:3;5 were two of His kinsmen, specifically two of His four cousins, Joseph and Simon of Alphaeus, who at that time were unbelievers, though they later came to believe (
The Poem of the Man-God: Vol. IV, ch. 476, pp. 249-253).
Acts 1:14 With one purpose all of these were persisting in prayer, together with some women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.
The word "
adelphoi" is used in Lk. 8:19-20 and it has multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman". Jesus's brothers in Ac. 1:14 couldn't have been the apostles because of v. 13, nor those you believe to have been Jesus's siblings, Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus), because I've proven they were the sons of Joseph's brother, Alphaeus, and Mary of Alphaeus (Clopas/Cleophas), and thus were Jesus's cousins. So, that means they could've only been some of Jesus's disciples.
1 Cor. 9:5 We have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas, do we not?
The "brothers of the Lord" in 1. Cor. 9:5 were the apostles James and Judas of Alphaeus, who were also Jesus's cousins. It's not a problem they were mentioned seperately from "the rest of the apostles", because notice in the verse it also says "rest of the apostles and Cephas". We know the apostle Peter was also called "Cephas", yet he's mentioned individually from the other apostles as well, though still one of the apostles.