I dont think it is a very hard decision. I think if you read the Scriptures and believe on them, it would be very difficult to think Jesus would have married or was married.
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And I could as easilyi say that your position on the issue is weak.I will then rephrase if you dont understand what I was saying.....your position on your discussion regarding Jesus being married as likely is weak.....
Of course you can say that if you wish. You can say whatever you want.....
However, it isnt "likely" that Jesus was married as the post stated. There is no indication that he was throughout the Gospels which are the most reliable writings of His life-- nor in the noncaniconical gospels is it written.
The fact that Jesus was Son of God, came to earth for a specific reason to make the church His bride would give credibility to the reasoning that Jesus would have maintained his singleness throughout his life and ministry.
This essene gospel that you speak of. Is this written by Rev Ouseley? It is also called the Nazarene Gospel and the Gospel of the Hebrews.....
It was written by him through visions and dreams of the night.....I am not sure this is what I would use as a reliable source.
It could be that I am mistaking the Nag Hami scrolls, The Gospel of Thomas is one as is the infancy Gospel of James and some others as well if I remember correctly. Been a while since I have read on this subject though so I very well could be mistaken as to which books and/or which location but I am sure that I read about books discovered after this work was published which said some of the same things which do not appear in other works.Thats pretty interesting since none of the Scrolls refer to Jesus or His ministry, nor do they mention any of His follower's described in the NT.
Wether it is reliable or not the fact remains that it is a non-canonical gospel and it does mention Jesus being married,I will have to look up the reference to this reverend. However, I will again assert that this is not a reliable source.
No early Christian text we possess, either biblical or extrabiblical, indicates the presence of a wife during Jesus' ministry, His crucifixion, or after His resurrection. Whenever texts mention Jesus family, they refer to His mother, brothers and sisters but never to a wife.
It is therefore very unlikely that Jesus was ever married. Your arguments are weak
I did not say that either of those did say anything about him being married. What I mention was that some parts of the Essene gospel are found word for word in those Gospels as well. Not the part about Jesus being married but other parts which do not occur in other writings. If it is true that these writings were not found until several years after the Gospel was published then it adds credibilty to the claim that this is an earlier document. Nothing to do with Jesus being married or not.I know it wasnt the Dead Sea Scrolls....
The gospels of Thomas and James do not indicate that Jesus was married and even though they are named after one of the original disciples (even Mary) they are not authored by any of them, and most authorities believe the writings were 2-3 century....
and as far as I know about them which I am not an authority by any means, they do not indicate any marriage of Jesus.....
Again I did not say there was in any of the others [although that does not mean there is not] You said there was no mention of it in any noncanonical gospel I quoted from one where it not only mentions it but states it directly.I have never ever heard that there was a marriage of Jesus as you indicated that he was married before his ministry began at age 18....I dont believe there is any support for this in any of the other non-biblical gospels that you are mentioning...
I have read on certian [very bias imo] web sites that it is a fraud but no evidence to back it up.I will look for the information on the Rev. O. and get it to you as I find it.....I cant remember where I saw it but pretty sure that is what I read on him.....
That's fine but there truly is nothing in scripture which I have saw that would make me think it was not possible for Jesus to have been married.Being Christian I sift all things through Scripture and if it is not in harmony with that then I dont believe it. There are always false teachings and prophets among us. That is why we have His Word.