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both needed to form a fetus; instead they thought that the male contribution in reproduction consisted of some sort of formative or generative principle, while Mary's bodily fluids would provide all the matter that was needed for Jesus's bodily form, including his male sex. This cultural milieu was conducive to miraculous birth stories – they were common in biblical tradition going back to
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is confident that Jesus is more than human he makes no reference to a virgin birth to prove his point. John in fact refers twice to Jesus as the "son of Joseph," the first time from the lips of the disciple Philip ("We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus, son
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before he became a god himself on his death in AD 14; this remained the pattern for later emperors. Imperial divinity was accompanied by suitable miraculous birth stories, with
Augustus being fathered by the god Apollo while his human mother slept, and her human husband being granted a dream in which
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There is a serious debate as to whether Luke's nativity story is an original part of his gospel. Chapters 1 and 2 are written in a style quite different from the rest of the gospel, and the dependence of the birth narrative on the Greek
Septuagint is absent from the remainder. There are strong Lukan
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Davidic descent, was intended for Jews, while his virgin birth story was intended for a Greco-Roman audience familiar with virgin birth stories and stories of women impregnated by gods. The ancient world had no understanding that male semen and female ovum were
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offered a full-scale rebuttal of the doctrine, and that the only way for classical liberals to continue believing the virgin birth was to resort to the notion of myth, though this elicited a vigorous reaction from conservatives. This division remains in place, although some national synods of the
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What we find in
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suggested in 1973 that Joseph was the source of
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motifs in Luke 1–2, but differences are equally striking—Jesus's identity as "son of David", for example, is a prominent theme of the birth narrative, but not in the rest of the gospel. In the early part of the 2nd century, the gnostic theologian
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likewise rejected the virgin birth, but regarded Jesus as descended fully formed from heaven and having only the appearance of humanity. By about AD 180 Jews were telling how Jesus had been illegitimately conceived by a Roman soldier named
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in medieval times, and by the 13th century direct references to it were widespread in French lyrics. The
Eastern Orthodox Church uses the title "Ever Virgin Mary" as a key element of its Marian veneration, and as part of the
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to Joseph. She would have been twelve years old or a little less at the time of events described in the gospels, as under Jewish law betrothal was only possible for minors, which for girls meant aged under twelve or prior to
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produced a version of Luke lacking these two chapters, and although he is generally accused of having cut them out of a longer text more like our own, genealogies and birth narratives are also absent from Mark and John.
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20: But just when he had resolved to do 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 as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy
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Judaism, but there too was a widespread belief in angels and divine intervention in births. Theologically, the two accounts mark the moment when Jesus becomes the
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18: Now the birth of Jesus the
Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
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theologians hold it to be marginal rather than indispensable to the Christian faith. Today, the traditional doctrine of the virgin birth is still defended by conservative theologians.
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stories, and tales of virgin birth and the impregnation of mortal women by deities were well known in the 1st-century Greco-Roman world and
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Eastern Orthodox Nativity depiction little changed in more than a millennium
2192:. This was a notable development over Mark, for whom the Sonship dates from
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3376:"History, scepticism, and the question of the virgin birth (N. T. Wright)"
3221:"History, scepticism, and the question of the virgin birth (N. T. Wright)"
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and the pre-Pauline Christians for whom Jesus becomes the Son only at the
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1389:. The two agree that Mary's husband was named Joseph, that he was of the
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68:. Christians regard the doctrine as an explanation of the mixture of the
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76:, and the Catholic Church holds it authoritative for faith through the
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From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Jesus
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In the entire Christian corpus, the virgin birth is found only in the
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Hendrickson, Peter A.; Jenson, Bradley C.; Lundell, Randi H. (2015).
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are traditional; no one knows for certain when Jesus was born.) The
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before the gospels were composed, to perhaps 65-75 or even earlier.
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34: Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"
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2480:(1267–1337): Nativity with an uninvolved Joseph but without Salome
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that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God, and in
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From a Virgin Womb: The "Apocalypse of Adam" and the Virgin Birth
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Witherington (1992), Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, p. 70
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The most likely cultural context for both Matthew and Luke is
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Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity
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The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
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Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the First Century
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3196:"NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?"
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108:
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Isaiah 1–39: with an introduction to prophetic literature
4267:, in Dyrness, William A.; Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti (eds.),
4160:
Justin against Marcion: Defining the Christian Philosophy
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2305:, based on Luke 1:46-55 is one of four well known Gospel
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4177:
3925:
The Gospel Of Jesus: In Search Of His Original Teachings
3646:
The Virginal Conception and Bodily Resurrection of Jesus
3397:(2008), Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary, p.81-82
3242:(2008), Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary, p.81-82
3181:(2008), Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary, p.81-82
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in satirical parody of the Christian gospels called the
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The Creed: The Apostolic Faith in Contemporary Theology
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4224:, in Metzger, Bruce M.; Coogan, Michael David (eds.),
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Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, Volume 1
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4759:. In Mills, Watson E.; Bullard, Roger Aubrey (eds.).
4291:
The Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament, NAB
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as "young woman". The 2nd century gnostic theologian
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1428:, rather than the only 1,300 year old mostly Hebrew
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The image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos hymn
4563:
Jews, Christians and Jewish Christians in Antiquity
4198:
3754:. In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.).
3731:. In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.).
2892:
2703:
2686:
2626:
2146:, the divine representative on earth. According to
1424:(using the 2,200 year old Greek translation in the
4543:Marian devotion in thirteenth-century French lyric
3472:
2910:
16:Belief that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit
4395:The College Student's Introduction to Christology
3409:(2nd Ed. 2009), Jesus and the Gospels, p. 243-244
3254:(2nd Ed. 2009), Jesus and the Gospels, p. 243-244
2671:
2325:tradition. The Annunciation became an element of
2313:and the Magnificat in the first chapter, and the
1554:and miraculous births for ancient heroes such as
8391:
3604:The Origin of Islam in Its Christian Environment
2334:hymns to Mary which are an integral part of its
4694:. In Dunn, James D. G.; Rogerson, John (eds.).
3544:. In Dunn, James D. G.; Rogerson, John (eds.).
676:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
6751:Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
4994:, in Benedetto, Robert; Duke, James O (eds.),
4540:
4458:The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology
4202:The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
3973:International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Q-Z
3684:
3442:
3083:
8079:Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
7778:
7195:
6415:
5983:
5159:
4626:The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary
4199:Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony (2014).
4097:Christian Iconography: A Study of Its Origins
3685:Boring, M. Eugene; Craddock, Fred B. (2009).
2256:
2233:, virgin. The story was still current in the
2059:
1370:37: For nothing will be impossible with God."
1286:
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1413:, and states that Joseph lives in Nazareth.
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6746:New Testament places associated with Jesus
6741:Historical background of the New Testament
6422:
6408:
5990:
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5039:. Harrisburg, PA: Church Publishing, Inc.
4867:Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle
4777:
4714:
4262:
4072:
3886:(revised ed.), Gracewing Publishing,
3362:
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2229:or Pandera, whose name is likely a pun on
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1602:
1574:sources underlying Matthew's story of the
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1279:
830:
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165:
142:New Testament narratives: Matthew and Luke
5590:Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church
5173:
4689:
4433:
3838:
3166:
2132:, which does mean virgin, for the Hebrew
1586:Historicity and sources of the narratives
7073:Jacob (paternal grandfather per Matthew)
4782:. In Metzger, B. M.; Coogan, D. (eds.).
4643:
4622:
4601:
4454:
4329:Kugler, Robert; Hartin, Patrick (2009).
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8405:Nativity of Jesus in the New Testament
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4989:
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4870:. University of South Carolina Press.
4842:
4754:
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4719:. Tampa: University Press of Florida.
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3688:The People's New Testament Commentary
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2680:
2423:on Mount Sinai in Egypt, 12th century
2341:The doctrine is often represented in
1578:(the wise men from the East) and the
4968:
4666:
4413:Marsh, Clive; Moyise, Steve (2006).
4014:A Companion to the Hellenistic World
3989:
3899:
3862:Historical Dictionary of Catholicism
3621:
3600:
3581:(Fall 2015): 163–179. Archived from
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2817:
2712:
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2492:Medieval miniature of the Nativity,
1874:Sources for the historicity of Jesus
1416:Matthew underlines the virginity of
5081:. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 79.
4786:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3381:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
3226:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2525:Denial of the virgin birth of Jesus
1448:
671:Members Church of God International
84:to accept the virgin birth but not
13:
7064:(traditional maternal grandfather)
7058:(traditional maternal grandmother)
5068:10.1111/j.1478-1913.2000.tb03682.x
4670:Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary
4314:. Vol. 2. Walter de Gruyter.
3971:. In Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (ed.).
2357:scenes that include the figure of
1305:
14:
8461:
4784:The Oxford Companion to the Bible
4226:The Oxford Companion to the Bible
4181:Luther and Bach on the Magnificat
3013:The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
2375:Mary in Islam § Virgin birth
991:Commissioning the Twelve Apostles
8374:
8373:
8362:
7490:State church of the Roman Empire
7209:
7164:
7163:
6098:
5949:
5938:
5937:
5228:
4909:The Nativity: History and Legend
4696:Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible
4650:New Perspectives on the Nativity
4118:Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
3906:The Blackwell Companion to Jesus
3756:Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
3733:Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
3546:Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible
2485:
2470:
2458:
2443:
2428:
2412:
2033:
2021:
1733:Apparitions and visions of Jesus
1459:Matthew 1:18 says that Mary was
1263:
1255:
871:
797:
7473:First seven ecumenical councils
7070:(paternal grandfather per Luke)
4998:, Westminster John Knox Press,
4930:Jesus Outside the New Testament
4623:Reynolds, Gabriel Said (2018).
4545:. University of Toronto Press.
4520:Nothaft, C. Philipp E. (2014).
4502:The Gospel According to Matthew
4478:"The Miracle of Christ's Birth"
4461:. Westminster John Knox Press.
4455:McGuckin, John Anthony (2004).
3883:Mary in the Christian Tradition
3824:. Westminster John Knox Press.
3800:. Westminster John Knox Press.
3779:. Westminster John Knox Press.
3525:. Westminster John Knox Press.
3511:
3400:
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3368:
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3269:
3245:
3233:
3213:
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2893:Hornblower & Spawforth 2014
1813:Background to the New Testament
1336:
8340:Relations with other religions
7746:Church of the East (Nestorian)
7741:Oriental Orthodox (Miaphysite)
6774:Quest for the historical Jesus
5917:Saint Luke painting the Virgin
5338:Miracle at the Wedding at Cana
5333:Finding of Jesus in the Temple
4804:Mercer Dictionary of the Bible
4778:Schowalter, Daniel N. (1993).
4761:Mercer Dictionary of the Bible
4740:. Princeton University Press.
4690:Saldarini, Anthony J. (2001).
4584:An Introduction to The Gospels
4560:Paget, James Carleton (2010).
4541:O'Sullivan, Daniel E. (2005).
4480:. In Ellens, J. Harold (ed.).
4289:. In Karris, Robert J. (ed.).
4100:. Princeton University Press.
3902:"Jewish Perspectives on Jesus"
1862:Quest for the historical Jesus
1057:Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
681:The New Church (Swedenborgian)
626:Nondenominational Christianity
95:The narrative appears only in
1:
6246:Annunciation to the shepherds
4992:"Jesus in early Christianity"
4888:Who's Who in the Age of Jesus
4644:Robinson, Bernard P. (2009).
4602:Peltomaa, Leena Mari (2001).
4440:. Twenty-Third Publications.
4434:Marthaler, Berard L. (2007).
4269:Global Dictionary of Theology
3904:, in Burkett, Delbert (ed.),
3859:Collinge, William J. (2012).
2556:
2493:
2293:Annunciation in Christian art
917:Annunciation to the Shepherds
56:was conceived by his mother,
7151:Sexuality and marital status
4990:Weaver, Rebeccah H. (2008),
4737:Jewish Marriage in Antiquity
4646:"Matthew's Nativity Stories"
4332:An Introduction to the Bible
2561:
686:Unitarians and Universalists
111:were both needed to form an
7:
8430:Islamic belief and doctrine
8047:Views on poverty and wealth
5078:The Protevangelium of James
5012:Welburn, Andrew J. (2008).
4927:Voorst, Robert van (2000).
4807:. Mercer University Press.
4763:. Mercer University Press.
4734:Satlow, Michael L. (2018).
4648:. In Corley, Jeremy (ed.).
4228:, Oxford University Press,
4205:. Oxford University Press.
4142:. New York: Facts on File.
3727:Carrigan, Henry L. (2000).
2546:Perpetual virginity of Mary
2503:
2421:Saint Catherine's Monastery
2368:
2100:of Joseph from Nazareth" –
60:, through the power of the
10:
8466:
8292:World Evangelical Alliance
8254:Traditionalist Catholicism
6724:Five Discourses of Matthew
4948:Wahlde, Urban von (2015).
4822:Sweeney, Marvin A (1996).
4755:Sawyer, W. Thomas (1990).
4581:Reddish, Mitchell (2011).
4392:Loewe, William P. (1996).
4222:"Quran and the Bible, The"
4139:The Encyclopedia of Angels
4073:Fredriksen, Paula (2008).
3990:Dunn, James D. G. (2003).
3706:Bruner, Frederick (2004).
3664:Brown, Raymond E. (1999).
3643:Brown, Raymond E. (1973).
3084:Boring & Craddock 2009
3015:. HarperOne. p. 179.
2536:Incarnation (Christianity)
2405:
2372:
2278:
2257:Celebrations and devotions
1879:Reliability of the Gospels
1452:
1399:presentation in the temple
1340:
1309:
922:Adoration of the Shepherds
66:without sexual intercourse
8357:
8307:
8287:World Council of Churches
8262:
8180:
8064:
8055:
8010:
7795:
7779:
7774:Latter Day Saint movement
7759:
7719:
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5384:Bilocation to Saint James
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5123:
5113:
5099:
5033:Wilson, Frank E. (1989).
4864:Tyson, Joseph B. (2006).
4843:Turner, David L. (2008).
4715:Saritoprak, Zeki (2014).
4629:. Yale University Press.
4356:. KTAV Publishing House.
4350:Lachs, Samuel T. (1987).
4263:Kärkkäinen, V.-N (2009),
4136:Guiley, Rosemary (2004).
4079:. Yale University Press.
4017:. John Wiley & Sons.
3908:, John Wiley & Sons,
3900:Cook, Michael J. (2011),
3839:Chouinard, Larry (1997),
3773:Carroll, John T. (2012).
3750:Carroll, John T. (2000).
3691:. Westminster John Knox.
3670:. Yale University Press.
3540:Barker, Margaret (2001).
3519:Barclay, William (1998).
2349:to Mary by the Archangel
944:Massacre of the Innocents
8315:Anti-Christian sentiment
7495:Christian biblical canon
6951:In comparative mythology
5436:Protoevangelium of James
5117:Gabriel announces John's
4780:"Virgin Birth of Christ"
4476:Miller, John W. (2008).
4371:Lincoln, Andrew (2013).
4308:Koester, Helmut (2000).
4011:Erskine, Andrew (2009).
3880:Coyle, Kathleen (1996),
3122:, pp. 318–319, 325.
2653:, pp. 195–196, 258.
2389:Protoevangelium of James
2387:, and especially in the
2184:Theology and development
1818:Language spoken by Jesus
1487:a god and his successor
1376:
136:Protoevangelium of James
70:human and divine natures
8369:Christianity portal
7528:Investiture Controversy
7104:Interactions with women
5827:Golden Madonna of Essen
5416:Woman of the Apocalypse
5075:Zervos, George (2019).
4285:Kodell, Jerome (1992).
4242:Hurtado, Larry (2005).
4220:Hulmes, Edward (1993),
3922:Davidson, John (2005).
3794:Casey, Maurice (1991).
2162:on a mistranslation of
2028:Christianity portal
1516:(and the conception of
1411:massacre of the infants
8440:New Testament miracles
8410:Christianity and Islam
8320:Christian universalism
7711:Western Rite Orthodoxy
7556:Protestant Reformation
7114:Mary, sister of Martha
6734:Oral gospel traditions
6384:Church of the Nativity
5704:Alma Redemptoris Mater
5653:Our Lady of Navigators
5101:Virgin birth of Jesus
4969:Ware, Timothy (1993).
4906:Vermes, Geza (2006b).
4885:Vermes, Geza (2006a).
4271:, InterVarsity Press,
4157:Hayes, Andrew (2017).
4094:Grabar, André (1968).
4052:France, R. T. (2007).
3967:Dorman, T. M. (1995).
3601:Bell, Richard (2012).
3338:, p. unpaginated.
2594:, p. unpaginated.
2453:, Russia, 19th century
2276:
2181:
1832:Mental health of Jesus
1374:
1334:
1155:Descent from the Cross
1067:Second coming prophecy
34:
8435:Mary, mother of Jesus
8400:Virgin birth of Jesus
7978:Anointing of the Sick
6841:Life of Christ Museum
6836:Life of Christ in art
6281:Saint Joseph's dreams
6276:Virgin birth of Jesus
6218:Adoration of the Magi
5889:Theotokos of Vladimir
5318:Presentation of Jesus
5255:Immaculate Conception
5175:Mary, mother of Jesus
5136:Mary visits Elisabeth
4667:Ross, Leslie (1996).
4499:Morris, Leon (1992).
4416:Jesus and the Gospels
4055:The Gospel of Matthew
3622:Borg, Marcus (2011).
3311:, p. 152 fn.153.
2530:Immaculate Conception
2373:Further information:
2264:
2176:
1998:Life of Christ Museum
1919:Perspectives on Jesus
1614:Jesus in Christianity
1453:Further information:
1420:by references to the
1346:
1315:
961:Finding in the Temple
934:Adoration of the Magi
39:virgin birth of Jesus
24:
8299:Nondenominationalism
8172:Role in civilization
7639:Independent Catholic
7581:Relations with Islam
7561:Catholic Reformation
6657:Sayings on the cross
6615:Entry into Jerusalem
4398:. Liturgical Press.
4293:. Liturgical Press.
3952:. Liturgical Press.
3194:(20 December 2012).
2246:Age of Enlightenment
523:Independent Catholic
8345:Unlimited atonement
8330:Cultural Christians
7769:Jehovah's Witnesses
7391:Sermon on the Mount
7320:Christian tradition
7247:Lists of Christians
7146:Race and appearance
7084:(traditional uncle)
6990:Jesus the Splendour
6632:Agony in the Garden
6547:Sermon on the Mount
5871:Madonna del Rosario
5775:Maria mater gratiae
5751:Sub tuum praesidium
5709:Ave Regina caelorum
5663:Our Lady of Victory
5658:Our Lady of Sorrows
5301:Virginal motherhood
5275:Perpetual virginity
4673:. Greenwood Press.
3949:Joseph, Mary, Jesus
3865:. Scarecrow Press.
3522:The Apostles' Creed
3384:. 21 December 2021.
3229:. 21 December 2021.
2844:, pp. 72, 216.
2820:, pp. 341–343.
1676:Sermon on the Mount
1094:Agony in the Garden
996:Sermon on the Mount
804:Christianity portal
661:Jehovah's Witnesses
341:History of theology
8190:Crusading movement
7458:Ante-Nicene period
7131:Rejection of Jesus
6808:Christ myth theory
6625:Farewell Discourse
5912:Life of the Virgin
5628:Life-giving Spring
5618:Help of Christians
5328:Return to Nazareth
5270:Marriage to Joseph
5119:birth to Zechariah
5036:Faith and Practice
4587:. Abingdon Press.
4184:. Wipf and Stock.
4163:. Fortress Press.
3776:Luke: A Commentary
2385:apocryphal gospels
2315:Gloria in Excelsis
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1087:Paraclete promised
1082:Farewell Discourse
956:Return to Nazareth
543:Church of the East
407:Early Christianity
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7566:Thirty Years' War
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6918:Session of Christ
6794:Mara bar Serapion
6595:Great Commandment
6490:Flight into Egypt
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6271:Star of Bethlehem
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6125:Gifts of the Magi
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5323:Flight into Egypt
5313:Nativity of Jesus
5220:Brothers of Jesus
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5133:Succeeded by
4856:978-0-8010-2684-3
4726:978-0-8130-4940-3
4526:. Leiden: Brill.
4419:. A&C Black.
4374:Born of a Virgin?
4235:978-0-19-974391-9
4212:978-0-19-870677-9
3845:, College Press,
3816:Childs, Brevard S
3649:. Paulist Press.
3568:"The New Marcion"
3505:, pp. 55–56.
3445:, pp. 14–15.
2907:, pp. 41–42.
2769:, pp. 31–32.
2436:Sandro Botticelli
2273:Marie Ellenrieder
2266:Mary writing the
2158:did not base the
2156:Gospel of Matthew
2076:
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1891:Jesus myth theory
1580:Star of Bethlehem
1455:Miraculous births
1407:flight into Egypt
1383:Gospel of Matthew
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1167:Harrowing of Hell
939:Flight into Egypt
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2085:Pauline epistles
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3752:"Eschatology"
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7518:Papal States
7450:Great Church
7416:Resurrection
7358:Christianity
7315:New Covenant
7266:(Scriptures)
7211:Christianity
7051:Holy Kinship
7002:Master Jesus
6980:Baháʼí Faith
6874:Christianity
6861:Christianity
6831:Christ Child
6826:Bibliography
6676:Resurrection
6590:Homelessness
6499:(apocryphal)
6480:Virgin birth
6479:
6470:Annunciation
6462:Jesus's life
6367:Remembrances
6275:
6213:Matthew 2:11
6208:Matthew 1:25
6203:Matthew 1:24
6198:Matthew 1:23
6193:Matthew 1:22
6188:Matthew 1:21
6183:Matthew 1:20
6178:Matthew 1:19
6173:Matthew 1:18
6138:Frankincense
6022:Christ Child
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5849:Stabat Mater
5831:
5719:Regina caeli
5714:Salve Regina
5613:Coredemptrix
5608:Christotokos
5568:month of May
5377:: later life
5358:Resurrection
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5296:Annunciation
5265:Presentation
5248:: early life
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3590:. Retrieved
3583:the original
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3548:. Eerdmans.
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3419:Nothaft 2014
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3205:12 September
3203:. Retrieved
3199:
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3179:R. T. France
3174:
3150:Sweeney 1996
3120:Hurtado 2005
3115:
3108:Lincoln 2013
3103:
3096:Reddish 2011
3091:
3079:
3072:Lincoln 2013
3067:
3060:Lincoln 2013
3055:
3048:Lincoln 2013
3043:
3036:Lincoln 2013
3031:
3012:
3009:Borg, Marcus
3003:
2998:, p. 7.
2991:
2986:, p. 2.
2984:Welburn 2008
2964:
2936:
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2912:
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2888:
2881:Hurtado 2005
2876:
2869:Vermes 2006b
2864:
2857:Vermes 2006b
2842:Vermes 2006a
2837:
2830:Vermes 2006a
2825:
2813:
2786:
2779:Carroll 2012
2774:
2762:
2755:Lincoln 2013
2750:
2683:, p. 6.
2651:Lincoln 2013
2621:Hurtado 2005
2604:Barclay 1998
2599:
2419:Holy Doors,
2383:follows the
2378:
2347:annunciation
2340:
2296:
2281:Annunciation
2265:
2243:
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2217:
2204:or even the
2202:Resurrection
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2160:Virgin Birth
2148:R. T. France
2143:
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1973:Bar-Serapion
1825: /
1728:Intercession
1708:Resurrection
1656:Virgin birth
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1539:or even the
1537:Resurrection
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1481:Roman Senate
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1337:Luke 1:26-38
1316:
1261:Christianity
1252:
1196:
1180:Resurrection
1142:Via Dolorosa
1140:
1131:Flagellation
951:Presentation
929:Circumcision
912:Virgin birth
911:
890:Annunciation
708:Civilization
548:
541:
534:
527:
518:Old Catholic
498:
356:Universalism
279:New Covenant
215:Resurrection
159:Christianity
129:
101:Luke 1:26–38
94:
74:Nicene Creed
38:
36:
27:Annunciation
18:
8450:Holy Spirit
8415:Christology
8335:Persecution
8270:Christendom
8263:Cooperation
8200:Charismatic
8111:Holy Spirit
8020:Natural law
7983:Holy orders
7832:Christology
7825:Holy Spirit
7694:Pentecostal
7674:Evangelical
7669:Charismatic
7513:Monasticism
7505:Middle Ages
7468:Constantine
7411:Crucifixion
7293:Foundations
7077:Descendants
7035:Holy Family
7018:Genealogies
6985:Manichaeism
6891:Incarnation
6886:Christology
6879:1st century
6761:Historicity
6652:Crucifixion
6620:Last Supper
6014:Holy Family
5879:Derzhavnaya
5541:Apparitions
5348:Crucifixion
4975:. Penguin.
3592:30 November
3491:Grabar 1968
3467:Guiley 2004
3321:Voorst 2000
3135:Barker 2001
2969:Kodell 1992
2941:Mark 1:9–13
2806:BeDuhn 2015
2791:Zervos 2019
2767:Morris 1992
2728:Hulmes 1993
2636:Bruner 2004
2541:Isaiah 7:14
2520:Christology
2510:Adoptionism
2497: 1350
2299:These dates
2251:evangelical
2235:Middle Ages
2198:Mark 1:9–13
2179:literature.
2126:Isaiah 7:14
2081:Marcus Borg
1993:Life in art
1869:Historicity
1823:Jesus' race
1693:Humiliation
1626:Christology
1572:Zoroastrian
1556:Melchizedek
1493:divi filius
1434:Holy Spirit
1192:Appearances
1150:Crucifixion
1077:Last Supper
596:Pentecostal
478:(full list)
452:Reformation
417:Constantine
336:Christology
326:Apologetics
319:Holy Spirit
240:Foundations
210:Crucifixion
107:and female
62:Holy Spirit
8394:Categories
8249:Prosperity
8225:Liberation
8165:Cathedrals
8150:Pilgrimage
8135:Literature
8012:Philosophy
7948:Sacraments
7921:Four marks
7882:Protestant
7857:Born again
7654:Anabaptist
7644:Protestant
7586:Influences
7548:Modern era
7252:By country
6923:Son of God
6818:Depictions
6556:Beatitudes
6513:Temptation
6457:Chronology
6296:In culture
6152:Narratives
5896:Hodegetria
5817:Assumption
5770:Magnificat
5575:Feast days
5530:Veneration
5494:Protestant
5428:Apocryphal
5406:Coronation
5401:Assumption
5353:Deposition
5308:Visitation
4615:9004120882
4552:0802038859
4045:9004111425
3348:Evans 1998
3309:Hayes 2017
3297:Paget 2010
2957:Loewe 1996
2929:Lachs 1987
2698:Casey 1991
2681:Lachs 1987
2557:References
2323:liturgical
2311:Benedictus
2303:Magnificat
2279:See also:
2268:Magnificat
2190:Son of God
1953:Manichaean
1852:Chronology
1806:Background
1525:Son of God
1497:Son of God
1426:Septuagint
1187:Empty tomb
1162:Entombment
1005:Beatitudes
986:Temptation
895:Visitation
883:Early life
656:Irvingians
621:Waldensian
561:Anabaptist
550:Protestant
31:Guido Reni
8325:Criticism
8275:Ecumenism
8239:Mysticism
8205:Democracy
8195:Anarchism
8182:Movements
8145:Mythology
8123:Catechism
8118:Education
8035:Evolution
7958:Eucharist
7941:Canon law
7899:Theotokos
7894:Mariology
7852:Salvation
7842:Tradition
7689:Methodist
7649:Adventist
7483:Chalcedon
7136:Criticism
7121:Christmas
6997:Mandaeism
6973:Ahmadiyya
6681:Ascension
6605:Anointing
6540:Disciples
6523:Selecting
6379:Christmas
6168:Matthew 1
6115:Bethlehem
6081:Shepherds
6065:Balthazar
5726:Ave Maria
5699:Antiphons
5678:Theotokos
5633:Mediatrix
5580:Patronage
5563:Devotions
5558:Christmas
5459:Christian
5450:Mariology
5411:Queenship
5389:Dormition
5375:Tradition
5365:Pentecost
5246:Tradition
5215:Elizabeth
5193:(husband)
5018:. BRILL.
4849:. Baker.
4692:"Matthew"
4608:. Brill.
4038:, BRILL,
3479:Ross 1996
3336:Cook 2011
2917:Borg 2011
2905:Borg 2011
2818:Dunn 2003
2713:Bell 2012
2592:Ware 1993
2562:Citations
2438:(1489–90)
2332:Akathists
2307:canticles
2231:parthenos
2210:Ebionites
2130:parthenos
2102:John 1:45
2003:Depiction
1926:Christian
1896:Criticism
1886:Mythology
1827:genealogy
1793:End times
1778:Disciples
1718:Obedience
1713:Ascension
1698:Execution
1502:evangelia
1475:or mixed
1461:betrothed
1312:Matthew 1
1253:Portals:
1216:Ascension
1072:Anointing
1032:Rejection
763:Symbolism
723:Ecumenism
713:Criticism
591:Moravian
586:Methodist
556:Adventist
427:Augustine
377:Tradition
351:Salvation
220:Ascension
86:heretical
43:Christian
8379:Category
8244:Pacifism
8058:features
8042:Politics
7995:Ablution
7963:Marriage
7867:Catholic
7797:Theology
7704:Reformed
7684:Lutheran
7679:Holiness
7659:Anglican
7629:Catholic
7533:Crusades
7478:Nicaea I
7428:Apostles
7401:Miracles
7396:Parables
7386:Ministry
7376:Nativity
7340:timeline
7237:Prophets
7232:Glossary
7169:Category
7040:Panthera
7025:(mother)
6784:Josephus
6637:Betrayal
6580:Miracles
6575:Parables
6535:Ministry
6518:Apostles
6475:Nativity
6314:Batlejka
6055:Melchior
5944:Category
5780:Memorare
5741:Akathist
5499:Lutheran
5489:Orthodox
5472:Catholic
5467:Anglican
5211:(mother)
5205:(father)
4482:Miracles
3946:(1996).
3818:(2001).
3628:. SPCK.
3566:(2015).
3542:"Isaiah"
3011:(2007).
2504:See also
2369:In Islam
2355:Nativity
2317:and the
2140:Immanuel
2093:Mark 6:4
1963:Josephus
1958:Mandaean
1688:Parables
1683:Miracles
1671:Ministry
1661:Nativity
1595:a series
1593:Part of
1489:Augustus
1385:and the
1022:Parables
1017:Miracles
974:Ministry
907:Nativity
781:Glossary
728:Glossary
611:Reformed
581:Lutheran
566:Anglican
500:Catholic
442:Crusades
432:Ignatius
422:Councils
387:Apostles
292:Theology
205:Ministry
195:Nativity
151:a series
149:Part of
82:orthodox
50:doctrine
8445:Gabriel
8308:Related
8101:Trinity
8066:Culture
8030:Science
8000:Hygiene
7990:Mission
7973:Penance
7953:Baptism
7889:Worship
7862:Liturgy
7810:Trinity
7721:Eastern
7699:Quakers
7664:Baptist
7621:Western
7611:members
7381:Baptism
7335:History
7325:Worship
7227:Outline
7092:Related
7062:Joachim
6956:Judaism
6946:Jesuism
6846:Statues
6799:Gospels
6789:Tacitus
6779:Sources
6704:Matthew
6699:Gospels
6610:Passion
6563:Prayers
6508:Baptism
6497:Infancy
6442:Outline
6351:Serbian
6309:In film
6259:Related
5905:Related
5694:Angelus
5687:Prayers
5648:Panagia
5643:New Eve
5585:Shrines
5517:Islamic
5477:history
5286:In the
5203:Joachim
5129:Events
4846:Matthew
3842:Matthew
2532:of Mary
2406:Gallery
2396:3:35-36
2351:Gabriel
2336:liturgy
2227:Pantera
2222:Marcion
2008:Jesuism
1968:Tacitus
1941:Islamic
1666:Baptism
1641:Gospels
1510:Abraham
1477:Gentile
1442:Marcion
1322:Spirit.
1116:Mocking
1050:Passion
981:Baptism
791:Outline
768:Worship
748:Outline
738:Liturgy
718:Culture
571:Baptist
511:Eastern
447:Aquinas
372:History
346:Mission
331:Baptism
304:Trinity
200:Baptism
90:deny it
47:Islamic
41:is the
8025:Ethics
7906:Saints
7815:Father
7734:Church
7346:spread
7310:Gospel
7300:Church
7242:People
7126:Easter
7082:Clopas
7029:Joseph
7011:Family
6908:Relics
6869:Christ
6664:Burial
6642:Arrest
6374:Advent
6358:Others
6346:Vertep
6324:Szopka
6304:In art
6266:Manger
6241:Luke 2
6222:In art
6074:Others
6060:Caspar
6037:Joseph
6006:People
5884:Eleusa
5785:Rosary
5763:Loreto
5758:Litany
5600:Titles
5191:Joseph
5183:Family
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