[hugh4]

> If you think about it logically for the era, it's incredibly unlikely that Jesus was actually unmarried

Only on the assumption that "being married" is uncorrelated with "starting some weird travelling hippie Jewish tradesman cult", which I assume it isn't. Having a wife and family obligations tends to hamper the travelling-and-preaching lifestyle somewhat.

Also, people who spend their 30s claiming to be the Messiah and getting crucified for it probably spent their 20s being a bit weird as well, even if nobody bothered to write about it.

[vintermann]

Yup. John the baptist was also unmarried.

If you're thinking that your calling may invite persecution, or are inclined to do stuff like wander the desert and eating locusts, it's not so strange that you would choose not to get married. Never mind that getting married may not be so easy in this case!

[viraptor]

3 women agreed to marry Trump. I assume there's someone out there for every last weirdo...

[vintermann]

He's rich, a good Hebrew prophet is poor as dirt :)