Ambitious mother. [1] Avoided Jesus. [2] Basked in sunshine of maternal delusion. [3] Concern regarding Rebecca and Jesus. [4] Convinced Jesus would become temporal Messiah. [5] Did not understand Jesus. [6] Fairly strict disciplinarian. [7] Faith in Jesus steadied by memory of Gabriel’s appearance. [8] Faithfully discharged parental responsibilities. [9] Held to Hellenic view of Judaism. [10] Increasing disappointment, humiliation, despair. [11] Overprotective after Jesus fell in sandstorm. [12] Shocked at Jesus’ Passover views. [13] Torn between love and fear; harassed by doubts. [14] Wanted Jesus to join Zealots. [15]
Brother had farm. [16] Distant cousin of Elizabeth; visited while pregnant. [17]
Father Joachim; mother Hannah; sisters Salome, Martha, and Mary wife of Clopas; brother Simon who joined Zealots; second brother lived on farm near Sarid; brother fisherman from Magdala? [18] Found Jesus teaching in temple. [19] Gabriel chose family for incarnation. [20] In most differences of opinion with Joseph, Mary had been right. [21] Insisted on accompanying Joseph to Bethlehem. [22] Jesus allowed Mary to entertain whatever ideas she chose. [23] Jesus sent John for. [24] Married Joseph in March, 8 B.C. [25] Moved to Capernaum. [26] M.’s family always skeptical of Jesus. [27] Never failed fully to discuss young Jesus’ questions. [28] Object of modern mother cult. [29]
Average person of day and generation. [30] Brown-eyed well-nigh blond. [31] Died in year following crucifixion. [32] Educated far above average. [33] Ever-sunny disposition. [34] Expert weaver, homemaker. [35] Remarkable lineage but genealogies not genuine. [36] Seriously ill with birth of Jude. [37]
Birth of Jesus. [38] Gabriel’s announcement. [39] Golgotha, crucifixion. [40] Jesus’ 4th morontia appearance. [41] Jesus’ first Passover at Jerusalem. [42] Upper room at Pentecost. [43] Wedding at Cana. [44]
Returned to Bethsaida, lived with Salome Zebedee. [45] Sanhedrin met with M.; collapse in Zebedee’s garden. [46]
See also: UB 122:1; UB 137:6.1; UB 145:0.1; UB 154:5.1; UB 188:3.3; UB 192:0.3.