First of all, let it
be understood that there is no absolute proof that Jesus and Mary Magdalene
were married, let alone that they produced offspring. However, there are
indications that this might have been so and, until proof turns up one way or
the other, one should keep an open mind. It is certainly more interesting to do
so!
There are several
sources that the interested reader can pursue, one of the most meticulous being
the writings on the subject by Dr Barbara Thiering (see Jesus the Man) based on
her careful studies of commentaries on the Old Testament books in the Dead Sea
Scrolls. These old documents provide vital clues to understanding the
procedures and rituals that would have been followed by Jesus and Mary had they
gone through the complex ceremonies of marriage and the rules dictating the
specific times at which pregnancy was allowed.
Laurence Gardner
points out that Mary Magdalene’s royal heritage would have made her a fitting
partner for the heir to the Davidic dynasty. He further interprets Acts 6:7 and
the parable of the Sower and the Seed (Mark 4:8) to indicate that Jesus became
the father of a son. Other sources suggest that as many as three children were
born to Mary Magdalene and Jesus.
In terms of the
marriage theory, a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene would have been
the fusing of two royal Jewish bloodlines. Jesus was of the House of David and
descended from King Solomon, king of the Jews. Mary Magdalene was of the royal
House of Benjamin. The political potential of such a union is undeniable, since
it contained the threat of future political upheaval were an attempt ever made
to restore the line of Jewish kings. Such a threat would have been not only to
Rome, but also to those Jewish groups – sometimes referred to as
Herodians - who had accepted the rule of Rome and were materially benefiting
from it.
A continuing
bloodline would clearly have represented a long term threat, which would
explain why Mary Magdalene would have had to leave the Holy Land without delay
after the Crucifixion.
Some sources give
the name of Jesus’ son as Jesus Justus. He would, in turn, have been heir to
the Davidic dynasty. He was called Alain in the Grail tradition. Some sources
claim that he married a granddaughter of Nicodemus in 73 AD, but died
childless, so that the younger son of Jesus, Josephes, became heir.
In terms of
documentation in favour of this theory, the heritage, as described by Laurence
Gardner in Bloodline of the Holy Grail, passed to Josephes’s son, Josue, from
whom the Fisher kings were descended.
The so-called
‘Fisher Kings’ (priest-kings or ‘fishers of men’) were the descendants of the
House of Judah, and it is said that the Merovingian line was descended from
Jesus through the Fisher Kings. Gardner says that the Merovingian branches of
the family became the Counts of Toulouse and Narbonne and the Princes of a
territory between France and Spain.
According to
genealogist Gardner, the 12-year-old Jesus Justus visited Britain in 49 AD with
Joseph of Arimathea. He points out that this event is celebrated in old West
Country ballads, as well as in William Blake’s beautiful poem, “Jerusalem”.
A stone was set in
the south wall of St Mary’s Chapel in Glastonbury to commemorate Jesus Justus’s
visit. It was inscribed “Jesus Maria” and was much visited by pilgrims in the
Middle Ages. It is of interest that the original chapel on the site was begun
in 63 AD which was immediately after the death of Mary Magdalene in Provence
and is said to have been dedicated to his mother by Jesus Justus in the
following year. At this time, her son Josephes was Bishop of Saraz, the present
Gaza.
Fact or legend? Only
time will tell… and only then if old manuscripts come to light that contain
evidence sufficiently convincing to silence official opposition.
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