• Alex@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    I thought the whole “virgin” thing was an interpretation of the original Greek or Aramaic for “maid”, as in a young women of child rearing age.

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      6 days ago

      No. They believe she never had sex. Jesus needs to be an only child and conceived by god or he’s not special enough.

      The real miracle in the Bible is that Joseph didn’t fuck for his entire marriage and was ok with that.