• PER120 The testimony of the family of Jesus the Messiah

    This article explores the strained relationships between Jesus, his family and the religious authorities, drawing mainly on the Gospel according to Mark. While describing his family's initially skeptical view, it highlights the dynamics with the Pharisees and the later conversion of some family members after the resurrection.

    Mark 3.20-21 (King James Version) :
    And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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