"The child Jesus is presented as an only child. Mary with Joseph conceived a number of children after Jesus' birth. See Mt 13:55-56, Mark 6:3, and John 2:12 for clarification."
This is not entirely correct. It's true that Jesus' flashback scenes with Joseph show the two of them interacting without other children around. But earlier, mention is made of Jesus' siblings. As they eat together, Jesus asks his mother where they are, and why they're not taking part in their hometown's celebration, as he is.
There's even a suggestion of tension between Mary's other children and Jesus. All of which is conjecture and fabrication for the sake of drama, of course. There's no record of any conflict between Jesus and his siblings.
But then, there's no record stating that he got along perfectly with them, either. Walking that line is something The Chosen does brilliantly.
This is not entirely correct. It's true that Jesus' flashback scenes with Joseph show the two of them interacting without other children around. But earlier, mention is made of Jesus' siblings. As they eat together, Jesus asks his mother where they are, and why they're not taking part in their hometown's celebration, as he is.
There's even a suggestion of tension between Mary's other children and Jesus. All of which is conjecture and fabrication for the sake of drama, of course. There's no record of any conflict between Jesus and his siblings.
But then, there's no record stating that he got along perfectly with them, either. Walking that line is something The Chosen does brilliantly.