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Originally posted by sizzle
I stumbled across this website in one of my many searches for truth. Not saying that this is, but it might be worthy of some close ATS scrutiny. The author presents lineage back to Jesus' younger brother James.
The name has also been spelled as Puryer, Peryer, Purrier, Perrier,Parar and many others; "Neferkheperure".
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Myths are not the same as fables, legends, folktales, fairy tales, anecdotes or fiction, but the concepts may overlap. Notably, during Romanticism, folktales and fairy tales were perceived as eroded fragments of earlier mythology (famously by the Brothers Grimm and Elias Lönnrot). Mythological themes are also very often consciously employed in literature, beginning with Homer. The resulting work may expressly refer to a mythological background without itself being part of a body of myths (Cupid and Psyche). The medieval romance in particular plays with this process of turning myth into literature. Euhemerism refers to the process of rationalization of myths, putting themes formerly imbued with mythological qualities into pragmatic contexts, for example following a cultural or religious paradigm shift (notably the re-interpretation of pagan mythology following Christianization). Conversely, historical and literary material may acquire mythological qualities over time, for example the Matter of Britain and the Matter of France, based on historical events of the 5th and 8th centuries, respectively, were first made into epic poetry and became partly mythological over the following centuries. "Conscious generation" of mythology has been termed
Originally posted by idle_rocker
Originally posted by dismanrc
reply to post by Icarus Rising
He could be the ancestor if Jesus was married and had kids.
If I remember correctly, ancient Jewish law mandated marriage by the age of 30. With this in mind Jesus would have been married by the time he began to preach. The Bible never stated if he was or not.
Anybody have more info on ancient Jewish marriage customs and law to double check me?
My thought, if the laws were that one married by 30, and if Jesus did not marry by 30, there would have been something written about his rebellious behavior on that count... I would think, anyway.
I believe you are correct on the marriage requirements. However, remember Jesus was considered pretty much a rebel in his day, so believing he never married would not be hard for me to surmise. In fact, I would think doing what the rulers commanded would be exactly what he would not have done.