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- Was Jesus married?Nowadays, when asked if Jesus was married, you are likely to get two kinds of answers: either an emphatic "Of course not!", or a response along the lines of: "Wasn't he married to Mary Magdalene?". My own answer is: Very probably Jesus was not married. I will explain on what considerations my judgement is based, but first I want to dwell on two other views that regularly surface: Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. Or: As a Jewish man, Jesus was obviously married at a young age, but we do not know his wife's name.
- What was the meaning of Jesus' death?In the New Testament and in the Christian tradition, Jesus' cruel death is not seen as senseless and tragic. It is expressed in various terms that he died for other people.
