But what if Jesus’ family connections were as influential as ecclesiastic fervor in setting the course for a new religion?

THOMAS: Is that Joseph? What's he doing? TEACHER: Joseph was a carpenter. That’s someone who makes things from wood. A young Jesus comes to help Joseph. TEACHER: As a boy Jesus was known as the ...

I want to hold up Genesis’ story of Joseph as a mirror to the story of Christ’s Passion — for it tells how God sent a man in ...

Joseph, the father ... continues Father Girzone's recasting of Jesus's mission in contemporary settings. Joshua, an unusual and attractive young man, comes to a village rent by partisan strife ...