Okay - we'll go from
there . . .
First of all - in the places where these
"Adelphoi" are
named - they are later sahown to be the sons of the
"other Mary" standing near the cross. What do the
Scriptures have to say about the
women standing at the cross and their
children?
Matt. 27:56 says, "…among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee".
Mark 15:40 states, "There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome").
Finally, John 19:25 states, "But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene".
When you compare the different accounts of the crucifixion, they
clearly show the mother of
James and Joseph to be the wife of
Clopas (also called, Alphaeus) –
not Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Any attempt to connect these people as
uterine brothers of Jesus are
squashed by the Bible.
Secondly - there is not
ONE Early Church Father who testifies to Mary having had children
other than Jesus.
Now -
YOU still have to show me where the Bible says that
MARY had
"other" children. I'll make it easier for you - I'll take
extra-biblical evidence from
ANY Early Church Father . . .