Is it possible that Jesus really did have a daughter?
550965
Anything is possible.  We're talking about something that happened a long time ago.  The only thing we had left is what someone wrote down.  At some point in time anyone could delete/add anything.
537153
no.  there was a show on a few weeks ago about his siblings, and how if he was holy, wouldn't they be to?  It was an interesting show, but there is no DNA from Jesus left today, not even on the shroud of Turin, which some claim is a fake anyway.
931301
We know from Jewish records of familiy history that Mary was born at home, but after being weaned from her mother, she was sent to live in the temple, as were many other girls and boys during this time and culture.\n\nShe was raised and educated in the temple until she was close to puberty.  Boys could live in the temple past puberty, but girls could not, as they would be defiling the temple at the onset of puberty as per levitical law.\n\nWhen she was brought back home, her parents set out to marry her off and Joseph was the one chosen to be her husband.  From this point on, there was a one year waiting period in which she would continue to live at home and wait for Joseph to come and claim his bride.\n\nThere is actually more of Mary's childhood written in the Quran (copied from Jewish records) than in the bible. I find that quite interesting especially from those who claim that the bible was put together by Catholics for Catholics, as they would have put everything they could have about Mary if they had put the bible together.\n\nThere are also some false writing that have endured over the years about both Mary and Joseph.  You would have to compare them to secular records of times of births and deaths to try and judge truthfullness and accuracy.\n\nI have not researched Joseph's background and truthfully there is not much available for research.  There is a lot of speculation, but not much authentic truth to go on.
29308
yes jesus was the son of God. there are several mentions in the bible but one in particular, It says "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, so whoever beliveth shall not perish, but instead shall have everlasting life.
175073
mary was not a prostitute.  that thought was put into effect by the church in the time of Constitine.  The bible never states that she was a prostitute.  The bible also does not state whether she or Jesus was married however there is a big whole in the story of Jesus from the bible.  We do not know much about his life during his teenage years unto where he professed to be God's son.  Therefore we cannot have a fair dipiction of his life if you were to go by the bible.  It was customary for jewish men of his day to marry as it was customary for women to marry.  They married young by todays standards so it is possible that he or she was married.  It was the church who commissioned what books went into the bible that we know today and not God.  There are several books now known that were purposely left out by the church of the time.  They give more detail as to the life of Jesus as well as Mary and the desiples. here is a link that has some information and links on some of the info I mentioned here if you are interested.
1158605
Jesus was a prophet born without a father, this does not make him son of God, when Adam and eve were born with out a father and mother, so Jesus still had a mother, it is not important who was born and how the important thing is the message from God to us to follow his orders, interpreted through his prophets, Jesus was an esteem prophet.
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Just my opinion ... At about the same time Constantine was grooming Christianity as the new state religion his mother found LOTS of things (sacred artifacts and relics) pertaining to the new faith, including but not limited to just the cross. Bluntly ... That seems very convenient to me. So ... No, I don't think so. Either history got re-written or someone played a good scam.
670111
I believe Christ was truly God and truly man, so yes it is very possible that he had a carnal relationship. It does not bother me if it is proved he had a wife.
454386
Actually, there is abundant evidence that the historical Jesus existed that is entirely apart from the records of the apostolic-era Christian community.  Much of the best evidence comes from detractors of the new Christian sect of Judaism, such as the Roman Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. \n\nIt seems clear that the historical Jesus definitely existed.  The degree to which this historical figure bears any resemblance to the very different portrayals of Jesus in different Christian traditions is a matter of personal belief.  \n\nYou may want to read books about the "historical Jesus," such as the famous classic by Massey.
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Personally, no. Mary was a Virgin, Immaculately Conceived, and was assumed into Heaven as a Virgin. \n\nHowever, some scholars believed that St. Joseph was a widow who was elderly and had grown up children  from that previous marriage and married the adolescent Mary as a favor to the High Priests of the Temple. Hence, Jesus had step-brothers. Other say that his reference to brothers is synonymous to cousins, which is how it was used back then, and still used today. \n\nOn Suday of Resurrection, the History Channel had a program about him, and on this topic you have brought up. The web History Channel web site might provide links to that show, as well as internet links to follow up on this subject.
912410
While it is true there is no mention of Jesus marrying in the Bible, this doesn't mean that it is true. The Bible doesn't mention Christ's life between (roughly) the age of 12 and 30 - but we assume that he didn't skip over those years. (In fact, who is to say that that was the exact time that Jesus did have a family?)\n\nThe fact is, despite being 'the good word', religious texts (including The Bible) were written down, translated, and interpretted by humans. The words of the Supreme Being might be perfect, but humans are fallable. Things get lost in translation, people 'leave out' and edit something they don't believe sounds right (for the best, of course), and who knows what kind of 'Chinese whispers' have gone on when one human tells another human what is written or said. In the past, in the present, and in the future, literal translations of the Bible will cause as many crises of faith as it mends. (I fully realise that this is a huge discussion, and I have just attracted the anger of a LOT of people.) It doesn't make the Bible any more or less valid than it was at any other point in time (if you go for that kind of stuff), but it makes sense that it is a theological work that draws on 'historical' events rather than a literal account.\n\nThe works of Dan Brown are fiction in and of themselves. They do contain some thoughtful suppositions, and would encourage anyone (Christian or otherwise) to discuss the ideas proposed. Jesus Christ may have been the son of God, but he was also a man.\n\nDid Jesus Christ have any children? Maybe and maybe not. It's not like there is any evidence for or against.\n\n(If so,) are there offspring alive today? Well, after 2000 years, no not really. Two millenia is a long time to accurately trace ancestry, so any descendants would be just as related as any of us are to ancestors 2000 years removed....\n\n\n(For the record, I tend toward the agnostic/aetheist end of the scale.)
1074533
Jesus was a human being and a prophet of God. Not God. Mary, just a simple lady, was a virgin who was gifted a child - Jesus.\nGod has no parents, no wife and certainly no children. He begets not nor is He begotten. And that is the truth! :)
1084031
All well and fine but I think you may be getting your Marys mixed up.  I believe that there may be two separate Marys.  Mary Magdalene: the forgiven prostitute and Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus of whom Jesus was a close friend. Cross reference various commentaries and see if this may be correct.
459386
Please refer to the Gospel accounts in the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).  You will note that Mary & Joseph did have sons so Jesus did have "half" brothers (in an earthly sense).  But remember that Jesus was all God and all Man.  Mary was just the way he entered the world as human. So technically, he was an only child - the Son of God.
1107369
Jesus wasnt created in his mothers womb..
403992
Of course not!  The book is just a fiction.  There’s actually no evidence to support a marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The Gnostic writings that suggest a special relationship between them were written at least a century after Jesus actually lived, and reflect, not the events of Jesus’ life, but the Gnostic interpretation of them. Mary functions as a symbol within those narratives, not as a historical person. \n\nThere are voluminous studies done on the myth and legend of the Grail. Mary Magdalene factors in exactly none of them. That association is a modern invention of 20th century pseudo-histories.
319730
Try a book called Holy Blood / Holy grail. It proposes that the "Grail" is actually the bloodline of Christ as opposed to a cup. Many persons believe this especially as Mary Magdelene was "written out" of the bible as a disciple by the early church. Presumably to suggest that women had no place as leaders in the early church. As with all of these theories they are just that. The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction about the protagonist trying to verify this theory and should be taken with a pinch of salt. However the underlying theory is very much debated and real.\nI do, however, believe that Jesus (as an individual) did exist so it is reasonable to assume he did marry and have children as he would have appeared VERY odd in those days as an unmarried individual. Whether he was the son of god or not...that's up to the individual.