This sort of thing, at least in my vague amateur understanding, has been somewhat discussed in the literature. Many traditions have Mary's parents visited by angels or told through revelation that their daughter will be important, and I think sometimes that she was raised in a temple to be a servant of god. A lot of the stuff with Mary sad but loving, like all those statues and stuff, really leans on the "I am raising a sacrificial lamb" thing
Imagine a version where they don't know for the first 12 days, and only find out when the Wise Men get there. "Okay. So your kid there is really very sweet, and yes we've also noticed he does seem unusually peaceful. So... okay we should give you this Stuff we brought. So... with regards to little Joshua's future, sort of good news and bad news"
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u/ElectronRotoscope 2d ago
This sort of thing, at least in my vague amateur understanding, has been somewhat discussed in the literature. Many traditions have Mary's parents visited by angels or told through revelation that their daughter will be important, and I think sometimes that she was raised in a temple to be a servant of god. A lot of the stuff with Mary sad but loving, like all those statues and stuff, really leans on the "I am raising a sacrificial lamb" thing