Here is where you are deviating from Scripture & “ADDING” your “belief” to Scripture. If Mary of Clopas was Mary’s sister-in-law, John would have used the Greek word for “in-law” that is used in other Gospel passages.
Your proof of this?
Plus, the Hebrew DID have a word for “sister-in-law” used in the OT. So, if John meant “sister-in-law” instead of just sister, he would have used it.
Evidence, please.
Plus, in the Gospels, the Greek word for “sister” (adelphe) is used almost EXCLUSIVELY to refer to uterine siblings.
I think I dealt with EVERY case in post #519. If not, please let me know which verses I overlooked.
Are you down to
adelphe only? Is that because you cannot make the same case for
adelphos?
The ONLY exception is when Jesus is using to contrast His biological family (“mother & brothers on the OUTSIDE”) with His believing spiritual “brothers & sisters & mother” on the INSIDE. Every other time in the Gospels, “adelphe” refers to LITERAL uterine sisters - NEVER sister-in-laws - again, because there are Greek, as well as Hebrew, words available AND USED in Scripture for “sister-in-law.”
Examples, please.
Plus, John would be IGNORING His own mother who John was PRESENT WITH her at the cross. It’s extremely unlikely that Matthew & Mark would mention her by name, yet John completely omitted her - IN HIS OWN GOSPEL! Therefore, Salome - not the “other” Mary - was Mary’s sister.
theta, you need to know that I RARELY use that smiley, but I couldn’t help it when I read what you just wrote.
First, John goes out of his way to avoid drawing attention to himself in his Gospel.
John 13:22-24
22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—
the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.
WE know that John was the beloved disciple, but JOHN never says that he is that disciple.
John also avoids naming himself here:
John 18
15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter was standing outside at the gate. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to the woman who guarded the gate, and brought Peter in.
and here:
John 20
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.
Now, if John is so careful about tooting his own horn in these passages, do you honestly think he is going to say, “My mom was there, too…”?
Yes, I have. But you can’t see this because you refuse to acknowledge - Scripturally - that there are FOUR women at the cross instead of THREE.
I have. Repeatedly.
Mary, Mother of Jesus (married to Joseph)
Mary of Clopas (married to Clopas)
Salome (married to Zebedee)
Mary Magdalene (married to no one)
Second, how much do you know about Anne and Joachim, Mary’s parents? Mary was an only child, and Salome was NOT Mary’s sister.
You make a big fuss about Catholics adding to scripture to support our beliefs, etc., but you are actually doing the exact same thing.
If you disagree with what I have written concerning the four women and their husbands, please tell me who you believe each of them was married to and why.
