tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post4723301693544217823..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: Book: Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret GeorgeAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-44796499045961368092010-08-24T14:10:58.683-04:002010-08-24T14:10:58.683-04:00Wow - great! Thank you! :)Wow - great! Thank you! :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-24294274322444210662010-08-24T14:09:55.783-04:002010-08-24T14:09:55.783-04:00Susanne,
My reply ran over the character limit, s...Susanne,<br /><br />My reply ran over the character limit, so you get your own post again!<br /><br />http://littlestepshome.blogspot.com/2010/08/perpetual-virginity.htmlAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-21951329537842212010-08-24T12:28:33.793-04:002010-08-24T12:28:33.793-04:00Thanks for answering. So Mary was destined to nev...Thanks for answering. So Mary was destined to never experience sex and Joseph was a good enough man to never again want it? Wow!<br /><br />I always thought the Bible said she was a virgin until AFTER Jesus was born. <br /><br />" 24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus."<br /><br /> I guess I always thought of "until" (vs. 25) in this way. Doesn't until usually imply a certain point when it happened?<br /><br />Your way seems a bit more like making up neat traditions when I thought the Bible was pretty clear about it. Is this Tradition? Would it have been wrong for Mary to have sex with her own husband after Jesus was born? They were married. Sex within marriage is holy and sacred. OK'd by God. Plan of God. Nothing sinful. In fact withholding from sex is more sinful within marriage, I'd think.<br /><br />To me it seems more realistic for Mary and Joseph to refrain from sex until sometime after Jesus' birth. Then later they had more children which are the ones referred to in the Bible as Jesus' brothers and sisters. No need to invent cousins although I understand what you mean that cousins could have sibling-like status in a culture that is very extended-family oriented.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your POV.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-54711146783337118272010-08-24T08:52:58.522-04:002010-08-24T08:52:58.522-04:00So you think Judas was predestined/elected if you ...<i>So you think Judas was predestined/elected if you will to do this dirty job? Isn't this against your thoughts on free will though?</i><br /><br />No, that's not what I think. Judas made the choice. And if he hadn't been the one to betray Christ, then someone else would have, or it would have gone down differently, but with the same ending. I just have always felt sorry for him, I guess. He screwed up, massively. He obviously didn't get important parts of the message. I just, like I said, feel bad for him. <br /><br /><i>Where do you think Jesus' brothers and sisters came from? Do you think Mary and Joseph never consummated their marriage and thus she was always Virgin Mary?</i><br /><br />There're a couple of theories as to where the 'brothers and sisters' came from. One is that they were actually cousins, and that it was a common linguistic 'habit', if you will, to refer to close cousins as 'brothers' or 'sisters'. Something about there not being a word for 'cousin' in the original language. The other is that they were the children of Joseph from his first marriage.<br /><br />As to the last question, yes, I believe that Mary remained ever virgin.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-32349950343382444122010-08-24T08:33:18.032-04:002010-08-24T08:33:18.032-04:00Sounds good! Thanks for the review. I think it wo...Sounds good! Thanks for the review. I think it would be interesting to read how the disciples had different relationships with Jesus. It IS interesting to consider, huh? <br /><br />So you think Judas was predestined/elected if you will to do this dirty job? Isn't this against your thoughts on free will though? <br /><br />Where do you think Jesus' brothers and sisters came from? Do you think Mary and Joseph never consummated their marriage and thus she was always Virgin Mary?Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-58586763304069862552010-08-19T13:46:26.686-04:002010-08-19T13:46:26.686-04:00The books a bit over 600 pages, so there are some ...The books a bit over 600 pages, so there are some slow moments, where you find your eyes skimming, and I think it could have been done well, in less space. But it was interesting. <br /><br />I have always felt bad for Judas, which is probably why I appreciate her take on it. He just got such a raw deal.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-78374878206987928222010-08-19T12:02:03.636-04:002010-08-19T12:02:03.636-04:00Sounds interesting. I like her take on Judas. I th...Sounds interesting. I like her take on Judas. I think it makes some sense with his guilt afterwards, and always saw him as a sympathetic character, though of course no one knows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382787889525110718noreply@blogger.com