In Reply to: well posted by lydia on November 28, 2002 at 12:17:09:
Point taken, but in Matthew 13:55 it says" ....James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.....".
Well, at least it does in my "Gideons New International Version" anyway.
But it also says in Mt.1:25 "But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he[Joseph] gave him the name Jesus." So if they had a "union" afterwards, then there may well have been other sons and daughters. It's never been proven so you are also correct, Lydia.
Funny though, I didn't realise they had Unions in those far off days. I thought they came into being in the 20th century.