The Feast of Booths
• John 6:4 “Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.”
o Passover is in the spring.
• John 7:2 “Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.”
o The Feast of Booths took place in the fall.
o Originally a harvest festival to celebrate how God provided for the Israelites while they were wandering in the desert.
o The feast was to be celebrated while living in temporary booths/tabernacles/tents (Leviticus 23:39–43).

Jesus’ Siblings in Scripture
• Matthew 13:55–56/Mark 6:3
• Luke 8:19–20/Mark 3:31–32
• John 2:12
• 1 Corinthians 9:5
• Galatians 1:19
• Also Matthew 12:46–50, Acts 1:13–14

Jesus’ Brothers Didn’t Believe in Him or Follow Him Before His Resurrection
• Mark 3:20–21, 3:31–35
• Mark 6:1–4
• John 19:25–27
• John 7:3-8

Jesus’ Brothers Believe in Him and Follow Him After His Resurrection
• Acts 1:13–14
• Acts 15:1–21, 21:17–26
• Galatians 1:19, 2:1–10
• 1 Corinthians 9:5

How Could You Convince Your Siblings That You’re God?
• Is resurrection enough?
o We have examples in Scripture of other people brought back from the dead whose family didn’t believe they were God.
- Lazarus (John 11:1–46).
- Jairus’ Daughter (Mark 5:21–43).
- The Widow’s Son in Nain (Luke 7:11–17).
• Jesus’ resurrection alone is not enough to convince His siblings that He was God.
• Jesus’ brothers would have to know that He had risen from the dead, but also know that He was sinless.

The James Ossuary
• Ossuaries stop being used in Jerusalem after 70 AD, which means this ossuary was buried before 70 AD.
• The inscription reads “Ya’akov bar Yosef achui Yeshua” (James son of Joseph brother of Jesus).