Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cattanac@clitus.cs.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Mary Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 90 02:47:48 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: U of Illinois, CS Dept., Systems Research Group Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu hwt@.bnr.ca (Henry Troup) writes: >[That seems sort of odd. The disciple whom Jesus loved seems to have >been one of the 12, probably John. John 21:20 seems to say that the >Beloved Disciple was one of 12. We have some lists of the 12, and I >think we can be fairly sure Jesus' brothers aren't on the list. Mark >3:20-35 implies that his family didn't believe in him, at least early >in his ministry. Acts 1:14 certainly implies that his mother and >brothers were separate from the 12. James the brother of Jesus (not >to be confused with the two disciples who were James: one a son of >Zebedee and one of Alphaeus) became a leader in the Church very soon, See also John 7:5 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him. [NKJV] -- -catt (cattanac@cs.uiuc.edu)