How many other children did Mary have?

[HeavensWorship]

Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the mother of Jesus. How many other children did she have? and Where are their decendants?

Is there any historical documents that suggest the answer?

 

[Eternally Optimistic]

0.

 

[Nails74]

Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the mother of Jesus. How many other children did she have? and Where are their decendants?

Is there any historical documents that suggest the answer?

Do you consider the Bible to be an historical document?

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him. Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” [Matthew 12:46-47]

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? [Matthew 13:55]

(For not even His brothers believed in Him.) [John 7:5]

 

[Rick Otto]

Nails nailed it with scripure.

 

[Keachian]

0.

Do you consider the Bible to be an historical document?

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him. Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” [Matthew 12:46-47]

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? [Matthew 13:55]

(For not even His brothers believed in Him.) [John 7:5]

The two most popular answers I'm gonna go with 2(the average of the answers) #amidoinitrite

 

[Sieben]

I am not sure... I know more than two since brothers is plural. Did he have any sisters?

edit: I know he has many sisters, mothers, and brothers, but you understand me

 

[from scratch]

Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the mother of Jesus. How many other children did she have? and Where are their decendants?

Is there any historical documents that suggest the answer?

Why, what difference would that make as long as none of them are older that Jesus Who is Mary's first born?

 

[Rick Otto]

My big brother (4yrs older)was first string half-back, all-star catcher, honor student & president of the student council in High School. That was a tough act to follow. Can you imagine the pressure if your big brother was Jesus?!

 

[Sieben]

My big brother (4yrs older)was first string half-back, all-star catcher, honor student & president of the student council in High School. That was a tough act to follow. Can you imagine the pressure if your big brother was Jesus?!

Are you kidding? He would be the perfect person to go to for advice!

 

[Rick Otto]

Yeah, I'm mostly kiddin'.

 

[Jennisu]

Mary has sex, because Joseph was a man, and saw here naked and responded, and Paul said to do so also in the book of Corinthians.

7:3
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.

 

[Standing_Ultraviolet]

Why, what difference would that make as long as none of them are older that Jesus Who is Mary's first born?

Because when it comes to Protestantism and Catholicism, this is one the issues that generates some controversy (not nearly as much as sola fide, purgatory, etc., but definitely enough that it's a heavily debated issue and has been for roughly half a millennium).

As for my answer? Zero. It's impossible to answer this question definitely based entirely on sola scriptura, something which Lutherans (at least the ones who were involved) and Catholics both admitted during an open dialogue. I believe the Catholic position because I believe that Catholicism has more history to back it up and Catholicism isn't a "pick and choose" type of faith.

 

[Montalban]

Do you consider the Bible to be an historical document?

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him. Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” [Matthew 12:46-47]

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? [Matthew 13:55]

(For not even His brothers believed in Him.) [John 7:5]

Leaving aside the incorrectness of this, it's actually only half an answer (given the scope of the OP)

 

[Montalban]

Mary has sex, because Joseph was a man, and saw here naked and responded, and Paul said to do so also in the book of Corinthians.

7:3
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.

There are two books to Corinthians

 

[Montalban]

Why, what difference would that make as long as none of them are older that Jesus Who is Mary's first born?

Wouldn't you like to know you're descendant of Mary?

 

[Keachian]

Wouldn't you like to know you're descendant of Mary?

Say you thought this was a possibility, what would the implications of this be? Would someone descended from Mary be in a more privileged state?

 

[Incariol]

Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the mother of Jesus. How many other children did she have? and Where are their decendants?

Is there any historical documents that suggest the answer?

Zero, nowhere since they do not exist. And yes: they all claim she had none.

 

[Nails74]

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him. Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” [Matthew 12:46-47]

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? [Matthew 13:55]

(For not even His brothers believed in Him.) [John 7:5]

Leaving aside the incorrectness of this

Short of your assertion, can you demonstrate how this is incorrect?

 

[Nails74]

Zero, nowhere since they do not exist. And yes: they all claim she had none.

Is the Bible not an historic document?

 

[ViaCrucis]

Possibly none. Possibly some.

It's not really important. Mary possibly was ever-virgin. Possibly not.

-CryptoLutheran