Betrothed wife? firstborn Son?

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• Unknown

  March 2006

  Does this phrase (?) "betrothed wife" mean (?) a female who is engaged to be a wife to a male

  Yes.

  Mary was Joseph's Betrothed wife.. right?

  Yes, as per the above understanding of this expression.

  Was Christ Mary's firstborn Son? this does not mean St Mary had more children does it?

  Christ was indeed St Mary's "firstborn" son. To understand the term appropriately in its Greek context, one must take the english translation to its literal extreme i.e. that Christ is the "firstborn" son of St. Mary, simply means that He was the one who first opened her womb. Christ would thus always be considered the "firstborn" son, whether or not He had siblings, by virtue of the fact He opened the Virgin's womb - a fact that is uninfluenced by whether or not other siblings exist.
  
  We know according to the Orthodox Faith however, that St Mary had no other children for she is the perpetual Virgin.
• nene0587

  March 2006

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• mikeforjesus

  March 2006

  Thankyou iqbal I learned something :)
  
  and thanks to the other person for replying too
  
  If you think I post too many posts you can delete this post now if you want..
• minabdalla

  March 2006

  in the jewish law.. there are 3 steps of being married in the jewish law.. the first is engaged.. which is basically just engaged.. the sendon is berothed .. that is married but only in the goverment not in the church but the final step is the accual marriage in the temple which is merage in the church.. so St mary was married to the law of the goverment but not according to the temple law...
  
  
  hope it makes sence
  
  Mina
• mikeforjesus

  March 2006

  thanks it makes sense
  
  God Bless all!