The Wedding Feast At Cana...

[sandyRoe]

By the time the water was turned into wine the wedding guests must have already had a few. How could they have known that what they were drinking was better, unless the first drinks they were offered were dire?

[naomi24]

There is a theory – and quite a rational one – suggesting that this was the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Just thought I’d mention that.

[idiosyncrasy]

Jesus was not the dour ascetic that the church makes him out to be. He clearly enjoyed being around people and was not averse to socializing.
Jesus’ miracle involved a great volume of wine but that does not mean he was advocating drunkenness, on the contrary, he was, in fact, demonstrating godlike generosity. Since wine was a common beverage, any surplus could be used on other occasions.

Naomi@Do you believe everything you read? It is not rational to believe that Jesus married. He was a perfect man. Any offspring he had would have been perfect. In that case had he married Mary Magdalen there would be two conflicting human parties - those who were perfect and those who were imperfect.

[naomi24]

Idiosyncrasy, no, I don’t believe everything I read, and just as well because after reading your post I am at a loss to understand why you question MY rationality.

[sandyRoe]

Wasn't there a book published recently which revealed that a secret society existed with the sole purpose of protecting the descendants of Jesu and Mary?
The Sangrail, I think it was called.

[naomi24]

I've no idea. Sounds like a Dan Brown concoction.

[sandyRoe]

Here it is. I've not read it so can't comment on its veracity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Blood_and_the_Holy_Grail

[woofgang]

That's pretty old sandy, I think there are newer ones.

[naomi24]

sandyRoe, that book was published in 1982 and I have read it. Interestingly (or perhaps not) Dan Brown used the authors’ names for a character in ‘The Da Vinci Code’ – Leigh Teabing – 'Leigh', one of the authors, and ‘Teabing’ an anagram of ‘Baigent’, a co-author.