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Sign of the Virgin

Sign of the Virgin

Christian Bibles render Isaiah 7:14 as, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel." Isn't a virgin being with child an outstanding "sign"? On the contrary! It is no "sign" at all. Mary's alleged virginity was not something that could be openly displayed as a proof that something out of the ordinary happened. People would only scoff at such a claim no matter how virtuous the girl was thought to be. A "
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Christian Proof-Texting

Christian Proof-Texting

Misquoting Texts – What does Tanach really say? The claim of Paul and the New Testament authors is that Jesus fulfilled many prophecies connected to the Hebrew Scriptures (so-called Old Testament) and a true believer will easily be able to see them. The gospel according to Matthew, in particular, attempts to cross-reference the miraculous birth, deeds, and proclamations attributed to Jesus with relevant passages found in Tanach. What are the differences in Christianity vs Judaism? Closer scrut
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 18j - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Chapter 18j - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Continued from Chapter 18i Who could say with certainty that she was a virgin following her child’s conception or at his birth?11 A virgin being with child would not be an outstanding sign? The sign is a message imparted by the name of the male child, that is, Immanuel — “God with us,” born to the young woman, and the events that subsequently followed his birth. In the New Testament, everyone assumed Joseph was the father of Jesus (Luke 3:23) and Jesus is never called Immanuel. The birth of
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz