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In the view of John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus), neither birth story, in Matthew and Luke, contains any historical truth. Spong points out that many religions of the Mediterranean region had stories of the virgin births of their gods and godmen. The first gospel reference to the virgin birth of Jesus is in Matthew's Gospel, which refers to the Book of Isaiah as a prophecy of the birth, however Spong does not believe the author took the idea of a virgin birth from Isaiah, but that he found it useful.
From this we can see that the virgin birth of Jesus was an idea that had not yet arisen at the time Mark's Gospel was written.
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In the Gospel of Mark how does the Virgin Mary learn of her pregnancy?
AnswerThe Gospel of Mark does not mention the pregnancy of Mary nor the birth of Jesus.
What would a fundamentalist view be towards the virgin birth?
AnswerBy definition a fundamentalist view would include belief in the virgin birth as a literal event in history, as recorded in the New Testament Gospel accounts.
Is the virgin birth in the Bible?
Yes. It's in the Gospel. In the beginning of Mathew I and Luke I. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_birth_of_Jesus.
Is the Virgin Birth mentioned in both Testaments?
AnswerVirgin birth was commonly attested by many religions in ancient times, but there is no reference to a virgin birth in the Old Testament1. The New Testament has references to the virgin birth of Jesus in both Matthew's Gospel and Luke's gospel.Footnote1The author of Matthew's Gospel believed that he saw a reference to a virgin birth in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14), which says that "the young woman" would have a child, and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah chapter 8. However, the Septuagint, an early Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, mistranslated this to say that a virgin would have a child. The author of the Gospel of Matthew relied on this mistranslation to show that it was prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin. Whether or not Matthew knew the translation he relied on to be faulty, he does seem to have knowingly taken it out of its proper context.
Why was Jesus unique right from birth?
Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel, although they differ on some key points, both say that Jesus was born of a virgin, thus making him unique in human history. However, some liberal theologians acknowledge that the story of the virgin birth might have been no more than Christian midrash.
Where can you get an online marks gospel?
biblegateway.com
What evidence does John's Gospel give which helps substantiate the Virgin birth?
Both Matthew and Luke place the virgin birth in Bethlehem. There is a suggestion in John's Gospel that the author did not really believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem (John 7:41-2, 52), which militates against belief in the virgin birth, as described in the two earlier gospels.Unlike the synoptic gospels, John portrays Jesus as pre-existing and the author might have felt that an infancy narrative was inappropriate. John's notion of Jesus as pre-existing could suggest that he might have come into the world fully formed, not as a baby. We do not know the mind of the author, but there is nothing that definitely supports or substantiates the virgin birth.
Which gospel wrote more about the Virgin Mary?
St. Luke's Gospel speaks the most about Our Lady.
What is the birth name of Alfred Marks?
Alfred Marks's birth name is Alfred Edward Marks.
What is the birth name of Arthur Marks?
Arthur Marks's birth name is Arthur Ronald Marks.
What is the birth name of Debbie Marks?
Debbie Marks's birth name is Debra F. Marks.
What is the birth name of Eugene Marks?
Eugene Marks's birth name is Eugene Robert Marks.
