[Researching the brothers of Jesus] Snow day here in Northern Indiana. Working on the Carnival Sage graphic novel script. I’m researching the brothers of Jesus. James the Righteous (Probably author of James and leader of the Jerusalem Church) Joses, also called Joseph Simon (Eventual leader of the Jerusalem Church) Jude, also called Judas and Judah (Probably author of Jude. A twin? – I haven’t gone down that long Syrian road of research) Early church writings make research like this feel like searching for the holy grail. The problem is 1. The early church, even past Martin Luther, wanted to keep Mary’s perpetual virginity. 2. The blood family was a threat to Paul and Pauline Christianity. 3. These common names overlapped with disciple names!?! 4. And, most importantly the ancients loved legendary development, The church did this well into the medieval period, to every Bible story and personality. And, these stories did not stay on the margins, they were part of the art and liturgy of the church. I watched a sermon by John MacArthur discussing James. It was amazing, in 51 minutes, how little he addressed any real issues. Has anyone else studied the siblings (or if you are Catholic; the step-brothers, or cousins)? Yes, I bought Tabor and Eisenman’s books. Well, back to the drawing board. Don #jamestherighteous #jesusfamily #earlychristianity #paulinetheology #paulwasathreat #jewishchristianity #earlychurch #marymagdalene #jude #newtestamenthistory (at Kosciusko County, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8g0n1HpkmD/?igshid=1e2czrxlv5c5r
