Whew! That's a lot of questions Nazia!

Submitted by Rajesh (India), Sep 18, 2006 at 09:21

You certainly seemed to have read a little bit of the Bible. But there is one big problem. The Bible is God's word and requires God's grace to interpret and understand.

To answer all your questions, would require a lot of space and a lot of time.

Most of your questions have already been answered at some point in time by one or the other teachers in the Church.

You could make a start by going to http:\\www.ccel.org and clicking on the link Church Fathers. Read the homily of St Chrysostom on the Gospel of Mathew and the other homilies and your predicament on Joseph's father and the rest would hopefully be answered.

Rajesh.

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