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Joseph

Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus

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Jan 30, 2026
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How did early church writers (Origen, Eusebius, Jerome) argue that Jesus’ brothers were not Mary’s biological children?

Early church writers offered three main defenses against reading the “brothers” of as ’s biological children: and advanced the claim they were ’s children from an earlier marriage (making them step‑br...

Jan 28, 2026
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How do archaeology and ancient Near Eastern chronology challenge or support the Exodus timeline?

Archaeology and ancient Near Eastern chronology neither deliver a clear-cut confirmation nor an outright refutation of the biblical ; instead they have produced a contested constellation of data that ...

Oct 21, 2025
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What is Jesus Christ’s middle name

Jesus did not have a documented "middle name" in the modern Western sense; historical evidence identifies , and his birth name in Hebrew/Aramaic was closer to Yeshua/Yeshu/Joshua, often rendered into ...

Dec 3, 2025

How many grandchildren does Donald Trump have and who are their parents?

Donald Trump is reported in multiple recent profiles to have 11 grandchildren following the birth of Tiffany Trump’s son, Alexander Trump Boulos, on May 15, 2025 — earlier 2025 reporting listed 10 gra...

Feb 1, 2026

Lafayette High School 1969 photo

The phrase “ 1969 photo” is ambiguous because multiple U.S. high schools named Lafayette (or LaFayette) publish 1969 yearbook images online; for Lafayette High School in , are directly accessible on d...

Jan 10, 2026

Which INA provisions create mandatory detention categories and how have courts interpreted them?

Three principal INA provisions create mandatory detention categories: §236(c) for certain criminal/terror-related noncitizens, §241(a) for the statutory removal period (with categorical bars for some ...

Dec 10, 2025

Wen was the last time sam graves held a town hall

Local organizers and multiple news outlets report that activists say Rep. Sam Graves has not held an in-person town hall in St. Joseph since 2012; the Persisterhood and local papers organized an “empt...