Letter to the Editor,
As we progressed through the Christmas season, we came across stories of the Holy Family. While paintings of these usually include a trio of Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus, Matthew 13:55-56 list four brothers and at least two sisters. Recently I read an interpretation that James, Joses, Simon, and Judas, and “all of his sisters” were Joseph’s from a prior marriage. According to Jewish customs 2000 years ago, if Jospeh were widowed with 6 plus children, his family would have found a good, younger woman and arranged with her family for her to marry and rearing the family, while she received security from a hard-working carpenter.
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