gods son

[ultraman]

does anyone ever wonder why of all the women in the ancient world that god chose the virgin mary to be the mother of jesus?

[mike11111]

Had He chosen someone else you would be asking the same question.

[naomi24]

No, because I don't believe it.

[MarkRae]

http://en.wikipedia.o...Immaculate_Conception

[tamborine]

'cause she was just into puberty ;(

[naomi24]

Incidentally, this myth concerning Jesus is not unique. Many, pre-dating Jesus, were claimed to be born to virgin mothers.

[beso]

If she wasn't a virgin there would be some question whether God was really the father.

Virgin' on the ridiculous really.

[naomi24]

slumbertime, according to the church, no, but according to mythology, yes.

[chakka35]

According to one of those RC inventions, Mary herself was supposedly born of a virgin called Anna. In the pagan god-man story, which precedes the Jesus story by centuries, all the god-men involved were born of virgins.

In any case, how on earth would the unknown authors of "Luke" (written AD80-85) and "Matthew" (AD85-90) possible know anything about the state of Mary's hymen nearly a century previously when the only previous writers ("Mark" and Paul) had mentioned it? And how would they have known anyway?

Use your commonsense. It's all a fairytale.

[chakka35]

I meant "had not mentioned it". Sorry.

[naomi24]

Actually Chakka, I think it's only Matthew and Luke who mentioned it. Paul appears to have been unaware of it. Curiouser and curiouser.

[naomi24]

Oops... sorry, misread your amendment.

[birdie1971]

Naomi24 hit the nail on the head earlier.

The reason that Jesus, the Son of God, was born of a virgin is so that the oral tradition of virgin births can be maintained. Why? I don't know, but it seems that if you're going to tell tall tales of earthly Gods, it's better (and presumably more credible[!]) if those individuals are born of virgins...

The Greek demi-god, Perseus was born when the God, Jupiter visited the virgin Danae;
Buddha was born through on opening in his mother's flank;
Krishna was born of Devaki - by "mental transmission";
Horus was born of the virgin, Isis;
Mercury was born of the virgin, Mia;
Romulus was born of the virgin, Rhea Silvia.

… the list goes on and on.

[tamborine]

Why wasn't Joseph given the benefit of consummating his marriage to Mary?

[MarkRae]

Who says he wasn't? If you believe the Bible, Jesus was born while Mary and Joseph were "betrothed". After they were married, their marriage was clearly consummated since Jesus had siblings: http://www.mountainre....net/faq/sisters.html

[tamborine]

MarkRae....I read they were 'espoused' so why did god see fit to undermine Joseph ?

[MarkRae]

http://www.bibletruths.net/sermons/btso140.htm

[RATTER15]

I expect that all women who had sex before marriage claimed to be vrgins, if you were not a virgin on your wedding nite you were to be stoned to death, not much stoning going on in the western world then.

Over there you commit adultery and you get stoned, here you get stoned and then commit adultery :)