Giving Mary, the mother of James the Less and Joses. Mar 15:47 “And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.” However, Mary the sister of Martha is not specifically mentioned in the Gospels as someone present at the foot of the cross, and she may be a match for Matthew’s other Mary as well. History & The Bible Bible Study January 2018 The House of Abinadab and the Ark of God. November 2015 July 2018 To Cleopas and another disciple at Emmaus, Luke 24:13-35. Mary Mother of Jesus: John Unless otherwise stated, blog posts are written by R. Herbert, Ph.D.,  who writes for a number of Christian venues – including our sister site: TacticalChristianity.org​For more about us, see our About Page. Aaron’s Grandson the Other Jericho Spy, 17. June 2016 Next Lesson I Made A Decision See Luke 8:3. Scripture In Question (Mt 27:56, 61; Joh 19:25) Tradition, though without any Scriptural support, says that Clopas and Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, were brothers. December 2014 We hope you’ll come back again and again! September 2019 When the women returned to the tomb early as Sunday morning to find it empty, again Matthew tells us they were “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary” (Matthew 28:1). February 2015 What about Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Mary the wife of Clopas? June 2018 June 2015 Matthew 28 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) The Resurrection of Jesus. May 2017 May 2014 Alphaeus is mentioned several times in New Testament scripture. This appearance is recorded only by Matthew. 49. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. Her children are clearly known and mentioned as the sons of Alphaeus (Matt 10:3, Luke 6:15). Mary Magdalene is also always designated by her place of origin. Levi was another name for Matthew the writer of the first Gospel. Jim trained at the South African Bible Institute. Family April 2014 Luke agrees that Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James were there, but he has Joanna and the other women with them present as well (Luke 24:10). The Guard at the Tomb. What Happened to John the Baptist’s Head? (5.) And they came and held him by the feet--How truly womanly! (1-3) Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany find an angel at the tomb. To Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, Matthew 28:9. Faith Hall Of Fame Mary, mother of James & Joses: Matthew, Mark, Luke, February 2016 In Matthew and Mark, when Joseph of Arimathea buries Jesus, Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary” are there, and they witness his body placed in the tomb (Mt 27: 60-61; Mk 15:47). We can therefore identify Cleopas (Alphaeus) as one of the followers of Jesus. Christian Living Welcome! According to accounts of her from the Gospels, she witnessed both that he truly died and where he was buried. 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. We’re here to help you find ways to make sense of tough life issues, discover insights from God’s Word, the Bible and connect with others who are experiencing life’s journey. February 2020 (And Joanna – was the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward. Origins: 2nd century. According to Matthew, the first witnesses to God’s triumph are two of the same women who watched Jesus die. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. Mary's virginity before Jesus' birth is attested in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Gospel of Luke, but there is no biblical basis for her virginity during and after the birth. Appearance to the Women ( Matthew 28:9 Matthew 28:10). November 2016 When Jesus began his ministry He called a Tax Collector, (a Publican) to be one of His disciples. 28 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. It is important to identify the known women at the Crucifixion, burial and Resurrection of Jesus, in order to properly understand who the ‘Other Mary’ really was. April 2015 John identifies this Mary, as the Sister of Jesus mother, and wife of Alphaeus in John 19:25. The Life Of Jesus July 2014 New Testament. What seems more plausible is that Mark’s “Mary mother of James and Joses” was the same Mary as the mother of Jesus and that the gospel of John (or its later editors) has created a third Mary, wife of Clophas, who in fact was the same woman—in order to disguise the fact that Jesus’ mother Mary, after the death of Joseph, married his brother Clophas. 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