RE: My honest review of Christianity
October 20, 2014 at 4:03 pm
(This post was last modified: October 20, 2014 at 4:04 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(October 18, 2014 at 9:23 am)Aractus Wrote: Probably 14-15, and Joseph would have been about 17.
I'm not so sure about Joseph being so young. He's apparently dead by the time Jesus begins his ministry. The apocryphal 'History of Joseph the Carpenter' has him as a 90-ish widower with Mary as a young servant charged with caring for one of his sons. It IS apocryphal, but it neatens up the story considerably:
Joseph has a girl, Mary, about 12 years old, in his household. She is betrothed to him, but he is not supposed to consummate the marriage in advance. At 14 or 15, she becomes pregant. Mary was supposed to be under his protection, so how to explain her getting pregnant? She could be stoned as an adultress if he admits he got her pregnant, and it's not unlikely that he was fond of her. A story is concocted, and he takes her out of town to have the baby for the safety of all concerned.
It's just a scenario, but my guess is that Joseph was considerably older than 17--maybe not ninety, but probably well over 17.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
