lunamoth said:The change in Mary M's staus is very interesting. I just finished a book of fiction based upon Mary M, called Mary. Was not great, but the first part was interesting when they fictionalized her possession by seven demons. Could be read in many ways, such as that she was mentally ill.
So...what do people here think about women in the priesthood?
peace,
lunamoth
Thomas said:Now, with the likes of Dan Brown and his ilk, all manner of fantasy is being proposed, and accepted, as fact. Hence the marriage of Jesus and Mary ...
(aside ... I remember in the 70's, I think, there was a very strong movement that insisted that Christ was gay, and had a relationship with the apostle John, based on the apostle's epithet of 'the one whom Christ loved' - this clearly shows how in any time people with little or no knowledge in depth, choose to read what they will, according to their own agenda. The argument that Christ was gay is no stronger or weaker than the argument that Christ was married to the Magdalene, and neither is stronger than the evidence that suggests that Christ did not have a wife at all, or if he did, she played no part in his ministry.)
Thomas said:Margaret Starbird's association with Dan Brown can only be to her detriment. Does anyone take The DaVinci Code seriously still? I ask in all seriousness because the book has been comprehensively dismantled as a work of truth here in the UK.
Whether Christ was married or not remains unanswered, and a question without sufficient answer. It would appear that some of the apostles were married, but that evidence itself is from St Paul (or Luke in Acts), who makes no mention of a wife of his own.
"Do we not have the right to take along a Christian wife, as do the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Kephas?"
(NAB, 1 Corinthians 9:5)
Notably, Psul does not argue that the Lord himself took a wife, which surely he would have done if Christ was married?
Then again, the 'brothers of the Lord' raise the family debate, but in his own words Christ said: "For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
Mark 3:35
It would appear that Christ was aware of his mission from his childhood, in which case I would suggest he would resist any invitation of marriage as something that would detract him from his purpose.
Then, if we cloud the issue even more by suggesting that Christ was a member of the Essene Brotherhood, he would not have a wife, as the higher oder members were strictly celebate.
As for Cana, leaving all symbolism aside, surely the responsibility for supplying wine would be down to the father of the groom, or the bride(?), or the 'best man', or a close family member, but surely not the groom himself? I don't know, I'm not sure of the social custom of the day.
Thomas
Ghaniel said:One thing is clear to me and that is that... Jesus did not live on Earth to get married and live a normal human life. He was a man, yes, and with human body functions... He ate, slept, walked, talked... But he was and is Christ, the Messiah. God sent Him to Earth for a very special reason and for no other reason that that: He was here to save Mankind! And the Bride of Christ cannot be one single woman, but all who believe in Him. Christians are together the Bride of Christ. So why would he be married?
Secondly, isn't a woman(Mary M) allowed to follow Jesus(like MM did) without being suspected of being his wife? Oh, people attack what they can attack, don't they...
But what do we really know about Mary?
lunamoth said:So...what do people here think about women in the priesthood?
peace,
lunamoth
Ghaniel said:But what do we really know about Mary?
Quahom1 said:Easy, this is merely a thought excersise, not Gospel...And no, you can't say Christians can't think about weird stuff. It isn't your right, nor you authority. People can think as they wish. Learn from it, is what I would say...
v/r
Q
Bandit said:
above: Sister Luna Moth &
the bible, preaching
her first sermon .
(teasing)