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c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-Did Jesus have brothers? Some prominent Catholic biblical scholars, bypassing centuries-old church doctrine that Mary was a lifelong virgin, say that indeed he did. The"brothers"of Jesus mentioned in the New Testament were probably...

Topics: Culture, Social Issues
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant, Judaism

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