Was the name John part of priestly family?

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name. (Luke 1:60-61)

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Cambridge Bible for school and colleges commentary

61. none of thy kindred] We find a John among hierarchs in Acts 4:6; Acts 5:17. Those priests however who passed the High Priesthood from one to another

Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest's family. (Acts 4:6)

Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. (Acts 5:17)

Matthew poole’s Commentary

Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas; both these are said to be high priests, Luke 3:2; whether they bare this office by turn each other year, as some think, or that the Roman power put in and out whom they pleased, and in courtesy he that was laid aside still retained the title during his life, is not very material.

John, thought to be the son of Annas.

Alexander, a man of great repute amongst them, as Josephus says.

As many as were of the kindred of the high priest; their relation many times preferring them to a place in their great council, or sanhedrim.

John Gills exposition of the Bible commentary

and John;

who is thought by Dr. Lightfoot to be the same with Jochanan, or John ben Zaccai; a famous Jewish Rabbi, who lived at this time, and until, and after the destruction of Jerusalem: this Rabbi was (Nhk) , "a priest" F20, as this John was, of the kindred of the high priest; he lived also at Jerusalem; for it is said of him {u}, that he sat in the shadow of the temple, and expounded all the whole day; and a very remarkable story is told of him, which happened just about this time F23; which is, that

``forty years before the destruction of the temple--the doors of the temple opened of themselves, when Rabban Jochanan ben Zaccai reproved them, saying, O temple, temple, wherefore dost thou fright thyself? I know thee, that thine end shall be, to be destroyed; for so prophesied of thee Zechariah, the son of Iddo, ( Zechariah 11:1 ) . "Open thy doors, O Lebanon"''

Looks like the Bible got it wrong, Elizabeth did have kindred with the name of John. Just for the record Elizabeth was from the priestly family. Which means Luke 1:61 was a bad error.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
(Luke 1:5)


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By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, by the breath of His mouth, all their host. (Psalm 33:6)

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Christians make a joke claim that Jesus being the Word of God must also be God, since the Word of God belongs to him and anything coming out of God is part of God.  This means the  heavens and all its host must also be God. Think of it, according to Psalm 33:6 by the "Word" of God the heaven were made, and by his "Breath" all its host. If his Word makes Jesus part of him, what about his Breath does it not belong to him?  Both Word and Breath belong to God, thus the heavens and all its host are also God, that is if we are to think like Christians.

The Gemara asks: Does it refer to the repetition of the phrase: “And He said” in Genesis? There are only nine such phrases, not ten. The Gemara answers that the phrase “In the beginning” is also considered an utterance, as it is written: “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made” (Psalms 33:6), which indicates that all of creation came into existence through a single utterance, after which all matter was formed into separate and distinct entities by means of the other nine utterances. (Talmud Rosh Hashanah 32a:19)

Interesting John the Baptist, according to Luke was also the Word of God

Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.” (Luke 1:36-37)

Notice after mentioning Elizabeth, the Angel says " For no word from God will ever fail" telling us John the Baptist was also the Word of God. It gets even more interesting when Mary of the Bible wishes for the "WORDS OF GABRIEL" to be fulfilled

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. (Luke 1:38)

Here "your Word" is directed to the Angel. so it wasn't Yahweh who made it happen, it was Angel Gabriel who made it happen.

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who named him Jesus, Joseph or Mary?

according to Matthew Book, Joseph was commanded by the Angel to keep his name Jesus.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And she will have a son, AND YOU (Joseph) ARE TO NAME HIM JESUS...  (Matthew 1:20-21)

the above verse is contradicted by Luke according to his Book, Mary was commanded by the Angel Gabriel to keep his name Jesus.

"Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God!

Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, AND YOU (Mary) ARE TO NAME HIM JESUS. (Luke 1:30-31)

What a contradiction, neither of the writers knew, who the angel commanded to name him Jesus. seems like the Holy Ghost gave them mix messages.