" (Y-Jesus, 2007) in fact approximately one-fourth of women during that time were named Mary and Joseph was a common name also. One of every ten men were named Jesua. The work entitled: "Mona Lisa's Smirk: The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Conspiracy" states that the Da Vinci code states: "Nobody is saying Christ was a fraud, or denying that he walked the earth and inspired millions to better lives. All we are saying is that Constantine took advantage of Christ's substantial influence and so, he shaped the face of Christianity we know today." (Y-Jesus, 2007)
SUMMARY and CONCLUSION
The fact is -- quite simply that no one is absolutely sure of the facts concerning the life of Jesus as the Bible documents Jesus until age 12 and then little is known about Jesus until the time that he begins his ministry. It is certainly conceivable that Jesus could well have married and had children prior to his 'taking on' or 'becoming' the Christ in fullness and in fact the most appropriate life for a devout Jewish man to have lived would have been inclusive of having married and had a family as the Jewish lineage is a very important aspect of the lives of the Jewish people and certainly this was the case during the time in which Jesus lived upon the earth. Many questions are unanswered and many will remain unanswered for many years to come however, it is certain that dogma, derived of the religiosity protocol set out by the institutions of man should not rule the potentialities of uncovered truths that once having been revealed would lead mankind to a deeper and fuller understanding of the message of hope Jesus...
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