Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: st0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Steven Timm) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jesus' siblings (was Re: Mary) Message-ID: Date: 9 Jun 90 02:29:23 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 4 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu A quite simple explanation for the fact that Jesus had brothers may be that Joseph was married previously and had sons and daughters from a previous marriage. Therefore, it's quite possible that Mary was indeed "ever-virgin."