midrashical origin of the brothers of Jesus in Mark

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midrashical origin of the brothers of Jesus in Mark

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Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

(Mark 6:3)

Not only that list of names appeared here in Genesis 49:1-22:

Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2
“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
3
“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4
Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
5
Simeon and Levi are brothers—
their swords are weapons of violence.
6
Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
7
Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury, so cruel!
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.
8
Judah, your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9
You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10
The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs[d] shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
11
He will tether his donkey to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
12
His eyes will be darker than wine,
his teeth whiter than milk.
13
“Zebulun will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.
14
“Issachar is a rawboned donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.
15
When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
and submit to forced labor.
16
“Dan will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17
Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
18
“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
19
“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,
but he will attack them at their heels.
20
“Asher’s food will be rich;
he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21
“Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.
22
Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine near a spring,
whose branches climb over a wall

...but also the surprising "coincidence" of a reference to a «Nazarite» in the same chapter:

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Who is this enigmatic figure who will be nazarene from his brethren?
Nihil enim in speciem fallacius est quam prava religio. -Liv. xxxix. 16.
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Giuseppe wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:35 am
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Who is this enigmatic figure who will be nazarene from his brethren?
My tentative answer to the question: Messiah ben Joseph.
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Re: midrashical origin of the brothers of Jesus in Mark

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Ben C. Smith wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:39 am My tentative answer to the question: Messiah ben Joseph.
I answer there.
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Nihil enim in speciem fallacius est quam prava religio. -Liv. xxxix. 16.
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