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• In the Holy Gospel to St. Luke 8:19, it is mentioned that the Lord Jesus Christ had brothers. Who were those brothers?
• Is what is written in the Antiphonary of the feast for James, the Lord's brother that he is the son of Joseph wrong? Or is what the church believes that James is son of Cleopas wrong?
• What is meant by "His sisters" in the Holy Gospel of St. Mark 6:3 "And are not His sisters here with us?"
• "For Jesus Himself, our Master and Lord, when He sent out the twelve to make disciples of the people and of the nations, nowhere sent out women to preach-even though there was no lack of women available. For there were with Him the mother of our Lord and His sisters; Mary Magdalene; Mary the mother of James; Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus; Salome; and certain others..." (Apostolic Constitutions compiled c.390). What does 'sisters' mean if the Lord Jesus Christ did not have any siblings?