It’s common this time of year to hear about Jesus being born to an “unwed mother.” But is that accurate? Why do some Bible translations say that Joseph and Mary were “espoused,” while others say “betrothed,” “pledged,” or even “engaged”? And if they were only engaged (or dating!), why does Matthew 1 refer to Joseph as Mary’s “husband” and talk about how he considered divorcing her?

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Was Mary an unwed mother
2:25 - Translation
9:47 - 2 stages of Jewish Weddings
14:46 - Jesus and the Church
17:32 - 2 stage wedding of Mary & Joseph
25:22 - what “until” means
34:28 - why is Mary a virgin if she is married
41:18 - St. Joseph’s terror

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