Continued him like a dove. And there was a voice coming out of the heavens. “You are my Son, the beloved and in you I have been well pleased.”

And his mother and his brothers came and were standing outside and sent a message to him, calling him. The crowd were sitting around him and they said to him. “Behold your mother and brothers and sisters are outside and are looking for you.” And answering them he says. "Who is my mother and brothers?" And looking round at those about him in a sitting in a circle he says “Behold my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

c/f home base John proclaims to crowds reference to Holy Spirit support given to Jesus from Heavenly Father

c/f home base Jesus proclaims to crowds reference to Holy Spirit lack of support from his own family members

One wonders to what extent the verses about a house divided against itself refers to the household of Jesus himself. It can be assumed that the extended family of Jesus was Jewish and from a law (c/f time) based society. As shown elsewhere in Reality Search such a society is challenged to move out towards dialogue with an order (c/f place) based society. It would appear if they fail to do this and try to prevent Jesus from doing so they fail to accept full reality and so reject the Holy Spirit.

Traditionally most Christians place Mary the mother of Jesus at the very heart of the Christian drama. Here she is introduced at the beginning of the gospels at the heart of an historical drama which must have taken place amongst the family members of Jesus.

2. (Authority) Extends to Good and Bad

1: 12-13 Forth into desert bad and good spirits

3:13-19 Up into mountain good and bad disciples

1:12-13 And immediately the Spirit thrust him forth into the desert. And he was in the desert for forty days being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild beasts and the angels ministered to him.

3:13-19 And he goes up into the mountain and calls to himself the ones he wished to be with him. And they went to him. He selected twelve in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them to proclaim and to have authority to expel the demons. He made the twelve into a group. He added a name to Simon which was Peter. He also called James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James. He added a name to them as well which is Boanerges, meaning sons of thunder. And there were also Andrew, Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew, Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus. There were Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaen and Judas Iscariot who indeed betrayed him.

into the desert – c/f place of prayer with the wild beasts angels minister

into the mountain - c/f place of prayer with the disciples Judas who betrayed