I found the topic of Jesus’s siblings and family to be one of the most entertaining of the semester. It’s so odd to think about being one of Jesus’s brothers or sisters. You’d literally be living in the shadow of the most famous human of all time. Looking at things like sibling rivalries is another thought provoking idea. Assuming his siblings were followers of him, it would be beyond condescending to have your sibling also be fully God. It’s a shame that we don’t have more definite proof of their existence or their true relationship to Jesus because I feel as though their insight may be helpful in our understanding of Jesus, Christianity, and even religion in general.
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