The lost years: did Mary Magdalene appear in them?

Hello everyone!

I hope we're all familiar with the term, "Lost years of Jesus" -- this time generally refers to the time of Jesus between His age of 12 and when He started his ministry at 30. We have absolutely NO scriptural evidence at that time of his life -- no, not even the rap-scallion GNOSTIC Gospels! Nothing, I tell you. The only thing that we're quite sure of - Jesus traveled, somewhere. When He returned to His homeland (Nazareth) when He was 30, the people there (according to the New Testament) don't recognize Him, nor do they like Him -- but these people should of liked/known Him best! That is, if He grew up with them! So that is where the mystery is -- where was He? Some popular theories are, India, Tibet, and my favorite... England! Why? Well, here's a theory: Remember that time in Oct, when I posted about this? (Brides Mound) If you don't remember it, go read it! I'm just going to copy some of what I said here to back my theory:

When Mary arrived in southern France, after freeing from Israel, she quickly set forth to England. Somerset, Glastonbury, is very south England.

It was here, Mary started up a church. It is called, "The Brides Mound" now, what remains of it anyway-- but the church had it's day. It is said King Aurthur traveled there, and had a vision of The Virgin Mary and Jesus, also it is said to once home Saint Brigid of Kildare (my favorite saint, besides MM). More on this below.
In one corner of the almost-fallen church, is an inscription translating to: "Jesus Maria"

All caught up? Uhm-kay. So, basically -- Church. In a English town called Glastonbury. Inscription on it says, "Jesus Maria". Annnnd we're done! 

  So, previously, I thought that Mary Magdalene had started the church, she practiced early Christianity and honored her Master. But -- I'm rethinking things over here -- what if this was a church Mary and Jesus started together, Him being -- like, 14? Maybe older (cos' Mary at the time would of been 11. She's not that rebellious!), but think about it -- if Mary Magdalene was a Brit, then... heh, maybe she would of actually had red hair ? (Not like that matters) OR -- This is a church that Jesus and His (earthly) mother started together. They are both named Mary. And He loved both of them (I believe). Odds are, probably His mother, right? Just for the sake of it, I'll label it this way: "Theory 1" is that it was Him and His mother -- "Theory 2" is Him and Magdalene. On the side of theory 2, this could help explain the name "Magdalene". As I posted about here, "Magdalene" probably isn't referring to her "hometown" Magdalena. As I stated there, 

"Magdalene" might be a nickname -- Jesus gave nicknames to his closest apostles. Noting the most famous one, Simon called Peter, "Peter" meaning "Rock", maybe referring to his strong or harsh attitude. James the "less" because of his short of stature or young age. The two fisherman brothers, James and John, sons of Zebedee, were nicknamed Boanerges, meaning “sons of Thunder,” ... Maybe they were loud (like thunder?)? Simon, another of the Twelve apostles was called “Simon the Zealot,” either referring to his militant bent or to his zeal for a cause. So then, "Magdalene" might come from the Hebrew or Aramaic word migdal—meaning tower.

Do you think, tower, was referring to this church? As you can see in the picture I included below, almost nothing remains of the "Bride's Mound" (the name for the area surrounding the church), so how tall it stood or for how long is limitless.

Excuse that random table - I couldn't find a table-less picture 

that showed THE ACTUAL CHURCH REMAINS 

I guess it would be kind of weird to nickname your girlfriend "tower", after the building you helped/built for her. But then again, calling your best friend, "Thunder", "Rock", or "Less", seems kind of weird too. So I guess you can't take it too seriously. Additionally, not related to Bride's Mound of the Lost years whatsoever, I found out that "Magdal" can also mean "Child of Light", so I guess that is also a possibility. Certainly more understandable than tower!

SO! Back to the whole reason I started this post - "The lost years: did Mary Magdalene appear in them?", and the answer? First, let's look at the evidence -- oh, wait, there is none. There is Gnostic theories, passed down through Gnostic church fathers, about Magdalene's childhood (As I posted about here), but 100% nothing about Jesus', past 12.  So, was Mary present during those years of His teen and young adulthood? Well, think about it: The Bible pretty much mentions nothing about Mary Magdalene, but don't you think that it is a tiny bit suspicious, that His first miracle was supplying wine at a wedding? Hm, as I mention HERE, 

Jesus and all of his apostles (also including his mother!) are "invited" to a wedding, and at the wedding everyone gets so drunk before the ceremony that they have no wine left. Jesus' mother told Jesus, "They have no wine," and Jesus replied, "O Woman, ("woman" was the equal for "lady" in English) what have I to do with you? My hour has not yet come." His mother then said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you" So He tells them to fill the containers with water, and then long story short He makes water into wine. Well, in the first century, it was the groom's responsibility to bring the wine, drinks and food for the wedding -- a defense is that obviously the "groom" didn't bring enough wine, and that Jesus was doing it as a favor -- but if that is so, why would His mom ask Him to fix it? She wouldn't know of His "ability" (yet), so why would she even think to ask Him? Unless, of course, it was His responsibility in the first place!

The Wedding at Cana might be the secret marriage between our Lord and His bride. Wouldn't it make since for Him to arrive back in Israel, to wed and then start His ministry? Sorta makes since, anyway.

Gosh, I need to rap it up now. Did I actually cover anything? The truth is that no one can actually, or will actually, ever be sure. That kinda sucks.
  Than you for reading, I hope you enjoyed wanting to punch mwah as always ;)
  ~~Clarabelle  

   

   

NEW: Mary Magdalene's future is looking VERY bright

Ahhhh! I have waited for this moment. I do not even have time to do my traditional "hello dearest followers" and what not! I am competing with tons of bloggers to get this post out fast enough for up to be at the top of search engines! Ok, ok... *takes deep breath*.

Guess what?! NEW EVIDENCE has been discovered that woman, back in the first century, WERE in deed PRIESTS!! Don't believe me? Take a deep breath -- us feminist history geeks cannot bear such exciting news. It's true -- the "Catacombs of Priscilla" in Rome, Italy, are now open to the public, after a five-year project that included laser technology to clean some of the ancient frescoes and a new museum to house restored marble fragments of sarcophagi. The "Catacombs" are like a underground labyrinth, FILLED to the brim with pictures, after pictures or women preaching, some of which have male followers. I attached pictures to satisfy your excitement, I will talk more about it
below. 

My my my! Am I right? OK, so back to the facts -- (I'm sorry, I just could not control myself) The Catacombs were built somewhere between the 1st century to the 4th century. In a room called the "Cubiculum of the Veiled Woman," shows a woman whose arms are outstretched like those of a priest saying Mass. She wears what the catacombs' Italian website calls "a rich liturgical garment". The word "liturgical" does not appear in the English version.She also wears what appears to be a stole, a vestment worn by priests. Another fresco, in a room known as "The Greek Chapel," shows a group of women sitting around a table, their arms outstretched like those of priests celebrating Mass.
Now, of course, the pope say that it is just a "fairy tale", because "there was a reason Jesus choose only male disciples" and I'm all, "Oh, yeah, right. There is also a reason that you never read any gospels outside of the new testament. Because, oh, how silly, Jesus actually interacts with a woman! *ladylike gasp* Oh, but that is forbidden! Is it not?" Let's be honest here: Not only do canonical gospels outside the new testament have woman apostles in them, openly, even the gospels in the new testament have DEAD giveaways! Man... I really LOVE pope Francis, but I guess everyone has a downside, right? Well, I still love that man.
That is really all there is to know. I better publish this thang, and if you see my post at the top of your search engine, comment on this post or somehow lmk so that I may die in vain. Thanks.

THANK YA' for reading! I hope you do continue to wish for a priest someday, I sure do ;) Remember, each day we are one step closer.
  ~~Clarabelle

Parts above may have been referenced from Philip Pullella on Yahoo!

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"Most Beloved Disciple" Part 2

Hello, dearest followers and viewers!

Today, I bring a sequel to my post " "Most Beloved Disciple" ? ". If you have not read it, I suggest you do so first because I don't really feel like explaining the entire thing again. Go knock yourself out! Anyway, for those of us whom have read it before, *cough*thecoolones*cough*, let me just start off by saying that, the beloved disciple, whomever he might be, isn't the greatest writer in the world. (Might wanna consort J.K. Rowling about that. Imagine, one day, she opens up her inbox to find an email that reads: "Dear Ms. Rowling, I am the beloved disciple of Christ, and before I go and record all of His life, such as all of the 'cool' apostles are doing, I need your help. My email is, jesuslovesme@gmail.com, Thanks." OKK that was random and I accept that.) John has said many things that the other gospels (in the New Testament) have not, some [most] of which have been proved completely wrong. That being said, one of the most remarkable things about the New Testament is that all four Gospels have totally different interpretations of the resurrection -- but John, is the only one that mentions the "beloved disciple".  In all of the others, it is either just the two Marys, (Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene) or Mary (Magdalene) runs and gets Peter. "The beloved disciple", or John, doesn't appear. Get what I'm saying? This is the only verse in the Bible that really differences Mary Magdalene from the beloved disciple. So, if "John" is written by the disciple who was dropped on his head when he was a baby, does this instantly make Mary Magdalene the beloved disciple? Heck no! We still have to puzzle upon Jesus calling the beloved apostle a "him", or "son". (I.e., "Later at the crucifixion, Jesus tells his mother, "Woman, here is your son", and to the Beloved Disciple he says, "Here is your mother.")

Son. Son. Really? If He'd only addressed "her" by daughter, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But, since we are, I've got to ask -- what do you think? I want to say, being the author of a blog about this sort of thing, "And here is why I know Mary Magdalene is the beloved disciple!" But no. The honest answer, is I have no idea. BUT -- now let's venture past the new testament and get into the Gospel of Philip. I present to you the most epic burn of all time! (Kidding.) 

  

And the companion of the saviour was Mary Magdalene. Christ loved Mary more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her often. The rest of the disciples were offended by it and expressed disapproval. They said to him, "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Saviour answered and said to them, "Why do I not love you like her?"

Hmmmmm... is that a good burn or what? Anyway, what do you think? Of course, this is not the statement we're all looking for : "And Mary Magdalene was the mysterious beloved disciple, yo." But who knows? Maybe we'll find a gospel that states the same thing in a few years! New Biblical evidence is always being discovered, constantly. That is why you cannot stand by one thing and make it your final stand -- you have to be open to new things! SUCH as Mary Magdalene, the possibility that Jesus was gay, Gnosisim, etc.! I know y'all are, my readers are A-W-E-S-O-M-E! ;)
  Well, that is it. Thank you for viewing, and again, feel free to comment and share your thoughts.
  ~~Clarabelle 
   

"Most Beloved Disciple" ?

Hello everyone!

I told you in my last post, we have some pretty "sweet" things coming up!! Here we are. Did you know? The term "beloved disciple" is used in John five times, but in no other New Testament Gospel? Actually, the gospel of John is addressed to be written by the "beloved disciple", and yet he (or she) is never once mentioned by name! i.e., "And John, the Beloved Disciple"... nope. It is believed by most to be John, but here is why I am really confused.
  When Jesus is on the cross, John states: " Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26When Jesus saw his mother^* and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”ⁿ 27Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. "
Now, only are the females mentioned to be standing at the cross, so why would we jump to the conclusion that now, suddenly, John appears? When Jesus notices "the disciple there whom he loved", remember this is a different paragraph, and now it gets better! He says, " "Woman, behold, your son." [27]Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." ", doesn't it sound like he is meaning to "introduce" in-laws? That He wants His mother to treat His wife like her own child? And, of course, we have to throw *son* in there. Now, all women are here. Son? Really? Read the verse again. (And again.) Try to get your mind around it! Impossible! We come to *two* conclusions: (1). John was joining the females, but for some reason the author forgot to add that. (2) He called his wife "son", which cannot be changed whether in Hebrew or English. ? So ?
Putting that aside, we have something that might make you lean towards 2. In John 13:23-25, this is what it states:  ²³ Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

²⁴ Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
²⁵ He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 

Now, if you were on the side of 1, imagine two men laying on each other. Sorta weird, right? (I mean, *unless* they were in a sexual relationship... I guess it's a possibility, right? Anything can happen!) Of course, "he" comes into play here. Is it a guy? Or is the author covering up something? Then again, "the beloved disciple" is the AUTHOR of the Gospel!  So, "The Gospel of John", dead giveaway? Hmm... maybe... OK: Now, we're going over to side "1" for a minute, while we read this passage:  "When Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb, she runs to tell the Beloved Disciple and Peter. The two men rush to the empty tomb and the Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty tomb. However, Peter is the first to enter." 

All aboard the *first* train! This should prove that "the beloved disciple" and Mary are two different persons, but of course I must point out something else (Clarabelle Elizabeth is not responsible for any brain aches you might develop while reading this article): "beloved" does not refer to a sexual relationship whatsoever, but in the context it is used it seems to. So, therefore, why do we not believe Jesus was gay? If He was, that would be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. You, dear readers don't even know this yet (I don't think), but your author is gayyyy. ohhhhhh! So, TRUST ME, I would not mind one bit! But, there are reasons to think not -- Many people were cut out of the New Testament simply for being gay -- what makes us think that they would not do the same to Jesus? They were never rejected for being married, just for the basis of being married to a person of the same gender. So... ? Any ideas? I've got nothing! I guess the main purpose of this post was to give you something to think about until your brain EXPLODES! Ugh! Gospels! *sassy eye roll!*

Well, thank you thank you, for viewing! Please feel free to comment about your beliefs, and I will try my best to reply/answer! :) 

  ~~Clarabelle

  

Our Lady in Art

Hello everyone --

I have seen some of the best art featuring our lady lately! And I'm not talking about stuff painted by some guy 300 years ago, I mean modern art! I thought I'd do an entire post featuring some of my favorite art, scattered from across the internet, featuring Mary Magdalene! Time to get started. (In no particular order, of corse!)

I really like this one. She looks so dirty, tired, and yet the artiest *still* 

made her look beautiful! By stueplante on DeviantArt

 By fridede on DeviantArt 

I love the technique used here. By 

Springergirl07 on DeviantArt 

This one is my absolute favorite. So much 

emotion. By Orzesezek on DeviantArt 

I don't usually like this type of painting, 

but this one I really adore. By dashinvaine 

I've always like this one. By jasminetoad on DeviantArt 

Ohhh, this is a cool one! I need to stop soon. By Bear48 on

DeviantArt 

So, the artiest posted, "Just a Dreamworks-like 

Mary Magdalene~" and that made me post it. 

Last one of the day. By
KaitouSamurai2 on DeviantArt 

I hope you enjoyed the list I put together :) I guess it wasn't very educational, but you know me, I have to break from serious posts every once-and-awhile and do a nice fluffy one instead. We have good things coming up next time!! 

 Thank you for viewing, I dearly hope you enjoyed, 

  ~~Clarabelle 

 

I try my best to answer 10 FAQs!

Hi everyone!

So, I decided to complie a bunch of FAQs about our lady (Mary Magdalene) and try to answer them my best! Sounds like fun? Let's begin! 

Q. How much is the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown historically correct? 
A. Pretty much none of it. The only thing is that Mary and Jesus were probably married, but other than that, there is NOTHING historically correct in that entire thing! 'Tis rubbish!

Q. What is the Gospel of Mary? 
A. The Gospel of Mary is a gospel (but I'm temped to call it a codex) that belongs to the Nag Hammadi gospels. It is a list of sayings, similar to The Gospel of Thomas, (also a Nag Hammadi gospel) unlike LUKE, JOHN, MATTHEW or MARK, which tell stories. 

Q. Did Mary really have red hair?
A.  No. Chances of that are about 0%. Red is the color representing sin, so you can see how she is always portrayed with red hair. 

Q. On that note, how did Mary sin? Was she really a prostitute? 
A. Yes. She was a single lady (put your hands up!) and back in the first century, women could not work. Therefore, she needed a way to support her daughter and herself! 

Q. If Jesus was married, why wasn't it (His marriage) included in the New Testament?
A. You know, there is no true answer. Dan Brown states that it was because of "a male-dominated church", but many men in the new and old testament were married, to multiple wives in fact. But, think about it: sexuality just isn't a very big part of religion. There is no where in the ENTIRE new testament that states that Jesus WASN'T married.

Q. Is Mary the scared feminine? 
A. No. In Gnosism, we have two prominent female Gods: Elohim, and Sophia. Mary is believed by only some of us to be the wife of Jesus, so therefore she is certainly not Holy... in Jesus' seance, anyway. 

Q. Why are people so intrigued by Mary Magdalene?
A. I don't know. She's a bad girl! Who got redeemed! What's not to love? 

Q. Was The Da Vinci Code the first book to suggest the union between Mary and our Lord? 
A. No! Before that, there was a interesting book called, "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". Dan Brown actually got SUED because his book was so much like this one! Side note: he won the sue. 

Q. Many people believe Mary fled to France after the crucifixion. Why France? 
A. Well, take out your globes for a second (Don't worry, I've got you:) 

OK, find Israel. (You geographic geeks already found it! Good job!) It's right below Syria, (the blue square under TURKEY you guys -.-) OK now, pretend you lead a rudderless boat out off the sea there: where do you land? Italy! Orrrr, you could stop at Italy, and continue to France. My real answer: I don't know. Hit it up in the comments if you have any guesses! 
  
Q. 10th question! You know what this means! Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene married after all? 
A. Yes! And we've got lots of gospels to prove it! Try "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife" and "The Gospel of Mary" for a start. I'm not going to compile everything I know about Biblical History into this one question, but if you're a new viewer, I suggest you check out my other posts! 

Yayy, they end here! It's 8:10 PM now, so it's time to stop. I hope you enjoyed it.
Thank you for reading! 
   ~~Clarabelle  

 

  

Let's talk about things: Dr. Darrell Bock

Hi everyone,

Gosh, I've been so caught up in other things I almost forgot about my wonderful blog I have here! Nevermind that now, I will be talking about a interview on the topic of The Da Vinci Code I watched recently. (It's about an hour and 25 minutes, so you might want to start it once you have some time!) I have provided the link for those who want to hit it up, but only about the first quarter of it is on the topic of our lady, Mary Magdalene, and that is the part I will be talking about.  (LINK:)
     https://www.biblicaltraining.org/breaking-da-vinci-code/breaking-da-vinci-code
I have my notes here, but before I start, here is a little more about Dr. Bock, 

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Darrell Bock has earned international recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and for his work in Luke-Acts and in Jesus’ examination before the Jews. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000–2001, and serves as corresponding editor at large for Christianity Today. His articles appear in leading journals and periodicals, including many secular publications such as the Los Angeles Times and the Dallas Morning News. He has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction, and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas. 

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Dr. Bock is quite a admired scholar and I mean no offense, I just felt I wanted to share my thoughts about his remarks.  

   Bock makes quite interesting remarks, he believes Mary and Jesus were not married, and had no connection what-so-ever, and while he states, "In all 25 gospels, and, wait, 10 other scriptures (he is referring to codexs) we have not one verse to state that Jesus was married. Don't you think, someone would of even dropped a hint? Nevertheless, actually mentioned it?" Hmmmm... yes, it is indeed a good point, but we also do not have any gospels (or codexs) that actually state Him as single, or unmarried, actually these gospels go out of their never mentioning His sexuality. *cough*actuallythereisone*cough* and I *cough*amstudyingit*cough*.  So, what is it? The Gospel of Pistis Sophia. I am studying it on my free time, a book with commentary by J. J. Hurtak. The Gospel is a Nag Hammadi gospel, (such as the Gospel of Thomas and countless others) basing off Jesus after His resurection, channeling Pistis Sophia (The female Christos in Gnosisim), on the mount of Olives, with his disiples. Mary Magdalene, is talking way too much and despite Peter consistently "telling" her to let him have a turn, she never does. At one point, she looks to Jesus and tells Him, "My Lord, my mind is always with the understanding to come forward each time with the solution of words, but I am apprehensive of Peter because he threatens me and despises of OUR sex." So. How are you going to explain that? This is, the only time in any gospel OR codex that we know of today, where Mary talks openly about sexuality like this, and further to point out she says, "our sex", not, "and despises of sex" (in general). Does this mean they were necessarily married? Well, depends on how you twist it. This is just ONE gospel out of 25, and it happens ONE TIME, so should this be over-looked? If it were kissing, I would say yes, but since of course Mary pointed out the ONE thing Jesus said NOT to do unless married... "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous." Hebrews, 13:4 

Woo, back to Dr. Bock. I guess I went on a limb there, right? Heh, heh... 

Now, here is something I thoughtfully agree with. In the Gospel of Thomas, there is a verse where it states that, "The Lord loved her more than the others", and he pointed out that, "Because the Gospel said the savior loved Mary more than the others, means that he must be married to her." In a mocking manner, of course. If this were talking about, say, Peter, everyone would just accept that Peter was the favorite and nothing more than that. Right? Now, this doesn't put up much argument because of what I just touched up on. Sorry. I seriously need to organize my posts more :-)

Also -- one last thing - he taught me what "PDA"s are. He said, "all the youngsters know what I'm talking about", ... where has my life gone? Anyway, PDA stands for, "Public Display of Affection" - bet you didn't know that! HAH! Fun fact for the day. (Oh, over-looking everything I just talked about... PDAs prevail.)  

Thank you SO for reading! 

   ~~Clarabelle 

Two interesting theories about Mary Magdalene...

Over time, our lady has undergone so many theories about her. The key factor is to find which are real, and provide actual historic significance, and which are just gutter trash. Here are two theories about Mary Magdalene that caught my eye in particular.
   Mary Magdalene is the author of The Gospel of JOHN? 
      Unlike the other gospels that make up the New Testament, (MATTHEW, LUKE, MARK) JOHN is by far the most mysterious -- and, of course, the author identifies himself/herself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved", which is generally referred to Magdalene. Also, JOHN gives us a very descriptive account of Mary Magdalene after during the Resurrection, while the others focus on the male apostles and state such as, "The two Marys went to the tomb" as appose to,  
"Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb  and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” " 

Jesus later comes to her, saying, "He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”

("Rabboni" is a more inanimate form of "Teacher") See?
   "The diciple whom Jesus loved" opens up questions. Most scholars believe that the four New Testament gospels were written long after Jesus had died, around 300 CE. But, if the gospel was written by a disciple of Jesus, does that mean the others were, too? Initially, I assumed this theory was wrong, but it is very interesting, but right now I will rest on that no. 
   
    The wedding at Cana was actually the secret union between Mary and Jesus? 
       I learned about this some time ago now, and I am only now bringing it up! So, in JOHN, Jesus and all of his apostles (also including his mother!) are "invited" to a wedding, and at the wedding everyone gets so drunk before the ceremony that they have no wine left. Jesus' mother told Jesus, "They have no wine," and Jesus replied, "O Woman, ("woman" was the equal for "lady" in English) what have I to do with you? My hour has not yet come." His mother then said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you" So He tells them to fill the containers with water, and then long story short He makes water into wine. Well, in the first century, it was the groom's responsibility to bring the wine, drinks and food for the wedding -- a defense is that obviously the "groom" didn't bring enough wine, and that Jesus was doing it as a favor -- but if that is so, why would His mom ask Him to fix it? She wouldn't know of His "ability" (yet), so why would she even think to ask Him? Unless, of course, it was His responsibility in the first place! The only holes to the theory is:

• It is usually agreed that Jesus and Mary met after Jesus had all of His apostles with Him (at this point He does not), and since this is placed in the beginning of the New Testament, we assume that if this is true that they would of had a relationship before the New Testament even starts - plot hole for that (below) : 
• From about 12 to 30, Jesus' life is pretty much a mystery. No one has recorded any of it. So, that means, anything could of filled the gap, so we just don't know -- but I know a pretty convincing theory is that Jesus and His mother traveled to India, and learned from the elders there -- when He was in His upper 20's returning for His ministry. If this is true, then He wouldn't of met Mary until at least late 30. (Unless she was Indian herself... I have never heard anyone suggest that though).   

Really, to be honest, that is all we have against it. 
Pretty captivating, if I do say so myself. 

Anyway, I should of taken both theories and made them into TWO DIFFERENT posts, but as I like to joke (all of those cool kids) "lol naw!" I will kick myself later when I have nothing to post about. (That's what you get for ALLOWING YOUR FORMAL SELF TO POST AT 80:30 AT NIGHT)  

Thanks for reading!!! 
  ~~Clarabelle