Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!princeton!njin!paul.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cadence!stevep@uunet.uu.net (Steve Peterson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Descendents Message-ID: Date: 8 Apr 91 02:13:05 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article burt@sequent.uucp ([Burton Keeble]) writes: >It would seem that since geneology was a major issue with the Jews, >they would have continued the practice of keeping family records even after >their conversion. Jesus had many relatives on his mother's side. Why wouldn't >they have had even greater reason to feel proud of their blood relationship >to him, and to pass that information down through the generations? It could have been out of humility, not wanting to draw attention to themselves as if they were somehow better or more special because of the relationship.... Best Regards...... Steve Peterson ---- stevep@cadence.com or ...!uunet!cadence!stevep