Brothers, sisters?

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Is it true that Mary is a Virgin but when Jesus goes back to Nazareth the people reject him because he has “brothers and sisters” …that kept theologians perplexed for at least the first 500 years of Christendom till they decided that Joseph must have had a previous relationship with someone who died and that explains it all perfectly?
 
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Is it true that Mary is a Virgin but when Jesus goes back to Nazareth the people reject him because he has “brothers and sisters” …that kept theologians perplexed for at least the first 500 years of Christendom till they decided that Joseph must have had a previous relationship with someone who died and that explains it all perfectly?
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From the CCC #500

Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus. The church has ALWAYS understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact, James and Joseph, “the brothers of Jesus” are the sons of another Mary. a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls “the other Mary”. They are close relations of Jesus., according to an OT expression.

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Abyssinia said:
Is it true that Mary is a Virgin but when Jesus goes back to Nazareth the people reject him because he has “brothers and sisters” …that kept theologians perplexed for at least the first 500 years of Christendom till they decided that Joseph must have had a previous relationship with someone who died and that explains it all perfectly?
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Actually, they rejected Him not so much because of His family members but because they know who He and His family are (or at least they thought they knew). After all, familiarity breeds contempt.
 
Abyssinia said:
Is it true that Mary is a Virgin but when Jesus goes back to Nazareth the people reject him because he has “brothers and sisters” …that kept theologians perplexed for at least the first 500 years of Christendom till they decided that Joseph must have had a previous relationship with someone who died and that explains it all perfectly?
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Actually, there never was any dispute on this issue until an upstart named Helvidius challenged the perpetual virginity of Mary. St. Jerome((c. 347-420) wrote a rebuttal by way of scripture that utterly deflates Helvidius’ new ideas. Likewise, the Proto-evangelium of Jame written in the first century is historical commentary on the Church’s view of Mary and Joseph’s relationship as well as Mary’s perpetual virginity.

You can look into both Jerome’s refutation of Helvidius as well the Proto-evangelium of James by a quick search on the internet. They are both quite interesting.

I hope this helps.
 
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