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Why early Christians wouldn't have found the Christmas story's virgin birth so surprising

  • Written by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Vanguard University
Why early Christians wouldn't have found the Christmas story's virgin birth so surprising'The Nativity,' circa 1406-10, by Lorenzo MonacoHeritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

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 mother named Mary, which is fundamental to the...

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