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Where in the Old Testament is God described as a Father?
God is described as Father *passim* in the New Testament, but where in the Old Testament is God described as a Father?
God is described as Father *passim* in the New Testament, but where in the Old Testament is God described as a Father?
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What best describes the sort of father St. Joseph was?
St. Joseph was a father to Jesus ([Luke 2:48][1]: "… Behold thy father (πατήρ) and I have sought thee sorrowing."), having all the rights a father has over his son, but he was not the natural father of Jesus; all Jesus's flesh came from the blood of His mother, Mary. Nor was he a "foster father", as...
St. Joseph was a father to Jesus (Luke 2:48 : "… Behold thy father (πατήρ) and I have sought thee sorrowing."), having all the rights a father has over his son, but he was not the natural father of Jesus; all Jesus's flesh came from the blood of His mother, Mary. Nor was he a "foster father", as he didn't adopt his Son from another marriage; Jesus came from within Sts. Mary's and Joseph's true marriage .
Thus, what best describes the sort of father St. Joseph was?
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