Matthew is matching his account of Jesus’s virgin birth with part of the Old Testament. The part he has in mind is Isaiah 7:14. And this is the first source of confusion, because Isaiah isn’t ...

The Virgin Birth bears witness to the fact that Jesus’ life didn’t begin at conception like ours. Third, the Virgin Birth is fitting because it signals that we are saved by grace alone.

Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus, and two don’t mention it. The Gospel of Mark has people of Galilee referring to Jesus as the son of Mary, when the norm was to ...

Virgin Birth: The prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 spoke of a virgin conceiving and giving birth to a son. The probability of such an extraordinary event occurring by chance is infinitesimally small.

Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus and two don’t mention it. The Gospel of Mark has people of Galilee referring to Jesus as the son of Mary, when the norm was to ...

Because Jesus didn't have a biological human father. A 2017 Pew Research Poll found around two-thirds of Americans believe in the Virgin Birth. But among those 18 to 29, just 54% did.

The story of Jesus's birth is oft told, but Mary and Joseph's unconventional courtship can also be found in the history of Judea. HISTORY MAGAZINE Here’s what biblical scholars say.

Every year on Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of their religion’s founder, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee. Part of this celebration includes the claim that Jesus was born from a virgin ...

A sculpture of a pregnant Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus on display at St. Mary’s Cathedral (the Mariendom) in Linz, Austria, on Friday. (Ulrich Kehrer/Mariendom Linz) ...