#4 Nazareth

Mary thought she’d have a quiet life When they return to Israel, Joseph after having another dream decides it is too risky to live in Jerusalem (where they had been living originally) and he takes the family up to Galilee. They settle in Nazareth where Joseph starts up a carpentry business. Mary thinks she’ll adaptContinue reading “#4 Nazareth”

#2 Nativity Storyline

Thus, the storyline is that Joseph who is living in Jerusalem becomes betrothed to Mary.  She is living at the Temple as a ward of the Temple.  She is from the tribe of Asher on her mother’s side and Maccabean Jews who were priests in the Temple on her father’s side.  Mary is aged aboutContinue reading “#2 Nativity Storyline”

#1 The Controversial Question: Did Mary Have One Child or Several Children?

Episode One – This article relates to Jesus’ family history. It inspired me with the name for this website. I hope you enjoy reading it. Introduction I’ve been writing my own family history and got really into it.  Then through a sermon I heard online on the Feast of St Joseph I started to wonderContinue reading “#1 The Controversial Question: Did Mary Have One Child or Several Children?”