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Kin in the parlance of Jesus Christ's earthly ties, as to his family and relatives:


Father: Joseph, {born near 92 BC, died near 19 AD .}
Mother: Mary, {born near 16 BC, died near 61 AD .}
Paternal Grandfather: Jacob .
Paternal Grandmother: [needs completing]
Maternal Grandfather: Joachim .
Maternal Grandmother: Anna .
Paternal Uncle: Clopas .
Maternal Aunt: Mary.
Brothers: Joseph. Simeon, Judas, James.
Sisters: Assia, Lydia .
Cousins: Alphaeus, Simeon .


Relationships explanatory :


Parents: Mary was dedicated to the Temple, where she resolved to worship God in chastity all her life - and remain a virgin . An arrangement was made so that she could keep her vow, and Joseph was entrusted to be betrothed as her guardian . Joseph was therefore his foster father .


Paternal Uncle: Clopas - step uncle, was the father of Alphaeus and Simeon .


Maternal Aunt: Mary, she was given the same name as her sister, for the consolation of Joachim and Anna, who had dedicated at age three, the firstborn Mary to the Temple .


Brothers: Joseph and Simeon, were natural sons of widower Joseph, and stepsons of Mary, and therefore stepbrothers of Jesus . They were a lot older, and had homes and families of their own .


Brothers: James and Judas were foster sons of Joseph, and foster sons of Mary, and therefore foster brothers of Jesus . They were the grandnephews of Joseph, who fostered them when his nephew Alphaeus became widowed .


Sisters: Assia and Lydia were the natural daughters of widower Joseph, and stepdaughters of Mary, and were therefore stepsisters of Jesus . They were a lot older, and had families and homes of their own .


Cousins: Alphaeus and Simeon were the sons of Clopas, and so therefore were the step cousins of Jesus . Widower Alphaeus married Mary, Jesus' aunt . She then became principle mother of James and Judas . She became known as Mary of Clopas to differentiate in recordings between the two sisters . Simeon was the second Bishop of Jerusalem .


Extended family relationships:


Deut 13:6: The mother of your brother is your mother and suchlike . Hence, e.g. i. Mary of Clopas was noted as the mother of James and Joses (Joseph) .Hence, e.g. ii. James the son of Alphaeus, the son of the Virgin Mary, became the brother of John the son of Zebedee, for Jesus instructed John to behave as the son of the Virgin Mary .


Ref: The History of Joseph the Carpenter . Nativity Gospels . Matt 13:55 . Mark 6:3 . Mark 15:40 . Matt 27:56 . Mark 15:47 .

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