(October 29, 2010 at 9:25 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Mary is nothing more than later chrome invented to fill out the story.
The mean brusqueness of jesus' manner to his mother can't be invented. Mary was the mother to an ingrate turnip of a son. More likely Jesus was illegitimate and conceived in circumstances that made everyone know he can't be legitimate. He knew it, and invented the divine parentage and descent from david to have it both ways while attempting to save face. Also his emotional relationship with his mother and Joseph must be very complex due to his illegitimacy.