This is a sensitive and controversial subject, of course, especially to most Christians, and I hesitate to discuss this, but I was contemplating things from a deeply philosophical level - if Jesus was sent to mankind to be God in mortal flesh, walking among us as the "Son of Man", would it not also make sense that he experienced the human condition and existence to its fullest extent, including actually having a wife and children? Would that not truly be embracing humanity? After all, Protestant ministers have wives and families, as did lots of the Old Testament prophets, such as Moses, Isaiah and Ezekiel. I know this topic is surpising to some people - and yet many people also argue over Jesus's siblings, about Mary's perpetual virginity, and things like that also, so I wonder whether Jesus sought to continue his family's noble bloodline.
I understand that Christian tradition makes no mention of this - and neither does the Bible itself. But there are surely things during Jesus's Lost Years, things he did and said before his baptism by John and his ministry which were not specifically recorded. Some people insist that Jesus and his uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, traveled to Europe or parts of Asia, for example, after his Bar Mitzvah, during those years.
"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen." (John 21:25)
I came across this music video a while ago, I guess you can interpret their love as that of a teacher and disciple, of course, not necessarily romance if you're not comfortable, but the Bible does imply that they had a close relationship regardless:
I understand that Christian tradition makes no mention of this - and neither does the Bible itself. But there are surely things during Jesus's Lost Years, things he did and said before his baptism by John and his ministry which were not specifically recorded. Some people insist that Jesus and his uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, traveled to Europe or parts of Asia, for example, after his Bar Mitzvah, during those years.
"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen." (John 21:25)
I came across this music video a while ago, I guess you can interpret their love as that of a teacher and disciple, of course, not necessarily romance if you're not comfortable, but the Bible does imply that they had a close relationship regardless: