Jose'

Don't be ridiculous, of course Mark is linking Jesus to his mother Mary and to his four brothers by name, including James, and two un-named sisters. As for the "Infancy Gospels" dating from the 2nd Century AD, there authenticity is unknown, No mainstream Christian Church accepts the accounts contained therein as "gospel", If the Infancy Gospels suit your narrative then you are free to accept them. If you are, then you should also accept the other unrecognised gospels of which there are many.

Jose'

Do you make it up as you go; "Fact is slavery was used to pay debt and provide for oneself and family. the Romans had slaves to serve them."

The Romans had various sources of slaves—war, birth, piracy, and the long distance trade from outside the empire. Of these, war, the enslavement of Rome's defeated enemies, was one of the most important. The commanding general determined the fate of war captives, whom the Romans considered part of the plunder.

All the children born to slaves were also considered slaves and were the property of their masters just like their parents. The children born to freed slaves were, however, considered free with the full rights of a Roman citizen.

I remember a neighbour who’s heritage was Samoan but was accepted as indigenous & he had a slave from PNG for many years. No-one from the authorities ever did anything about it as far as I’m aware !

Indy,

And the significance of this negative story is? That's right ALL Samoans who pretend to be black keep slaves from PNG. That's the purpose, is it not.

BTW; How did you know he was Samoan? How did you know he pretended to be black? How did you know he kept a slave anf the slave was from PNG? How did you know the authorities did nothing about it?

Did Mr Samoan tell you all this?

BBTW; I had a neighbour also, who was white, he would bash his wife, how do I know this, she had bruises and black eyes, much yelling and screaming, cops at the house regularly. That's it he must have been pretending to be black, cause ALL black fellas bash up their wives. Its a cultural thing, so I'm told be rednecks on the forum, and they would know!

Paul1405,
Sorry to make so desperate for dreaming up answers, a couple of my other posts are still left unanswered by you. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to find valid argument to counter my real experiences with made up deflective nonsense.
No matter how hard you try, you’ll never achieve more than being seen as just another racist git who only sees fault in Caucasians & no-one else ! Tell us, does your income get generated by the efforts & contributions of non-Caucasians or by the crowds of your fellow hangers-on ?

Steele, cannot accept that it was followers of Christ that abolished slavery. Their reasoning was based on New Testament truths, not the ancient National laws given to Israel. Galatians 3:28 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

The fact is slavery is used in higher numbers today in the Third World than during the Roman occupation. Though the Western World has abolished and outlawed it; it is underground in Australia in multicultural communities.

Paul, I read what makes historical sense and agree with several sources. Some writings were not included in the Cannon because they were not available to the compilers or raised some questions.