Some claim that Jesus was illegitimate, based on the belief that Mary and Joseph were not married at the time of Jesus' birth.
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This answer explains whether Joseph and Mary were married before Jesus was born.
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It will not be without interest to recall here, unreliable though they are, the lengthy stories concerning St. Joseph's marriage contained in the apocryphal writings. When forty years of age, Joseph married a woman called Melcha or Escha by some, A few months later, the time came for Joseph and Mary to go to Bethlehem,
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Featuring the Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica and more. 3d. That virginity is better than the married state. 3. In support of his preference of virginity to marriage, Jerome argues that not only Mary but Joseph also remained in the virgin state (19);
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Dec 14, 2008 How long were Mary and Joseph married prior to the conception of Jesus? And why didn't they consummate their marriage?
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Don't Matthew and Luke disagree about whether Mary and Joseph were engaged or married? Joseph and Mary - Engaged or Married when Jesus was born?
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Were Mary and Joseph married? So how do you account for the four other boys and two girls born to Mary and Josesph? I know Catholics believe there were
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"The Book [the Protoevangelium] of James [records] that the brethren of Jesus were sons of Joseph by a former wife, whom he married before Mary.
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Matthew 1:24-25 says that Joseph married Mary prior to Jesus' birth, yet Luke describes Mary as "pledged to be married" to Joseph when they traveled to Bethlehem (Lk 2:5), using the same word (mnesteuo) used to describe their status in Matthew 1:18 and Luke 1:27. Luke may have chosen to describe them as betrothed...
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