On The Virgin Birth

Greetings,

This Christmas I was watching a documentary on the History channel regarding the Virgin Mary. It talked of the anchient books that didn't make it into THE book. A light went on.

I have always had trouble swallowing the idea of the virgin birth. It's a matter of science. Chromosomes. It takes (46?) of them. 1/2 from mommy, 1/2 from daddy. That's just math. Bad things happen when the math doesn't work right.

I think the idea of a virgin birth worked well in the middle ages. But, since about the time I took health class the idea hasn't rang true for me.

Now it clicks:

Option 1: Assume that Joseph was dipping his quill in the well. Could be, might be, doesn't ring true to me.

Option 2: Assume that God put the right number of chromosomes into the egg. Could be, might be, doesn't ring true to me.

Option 3: Assume that God suspeneded the rules of biology for the Great J.C. Could be, might be, doesn't ring true to me.

Option 4: Assume that 'virgin' is a mis-translation of the origional text. Could be, might be, doesn't ring true to me.

New option: Assume that a roman soldier was in the picture.

The jewish people were an occupied nation. The roman regieme was a brutal regieme (slaughter of the innocents!). IF, and this is pure speculation on my part, Mary was raped by a roman soldier several things fall into place:

A) The right number of chromosomes would be in place.

B) Joesph would still not have carnal knowledge of Mary.

C) Mary would still qualify as a virgin.

D) God would choose to have the bastard child of a rape victim as the Great J.C. (This is eath shattering to me!)

I wish that I had the linguistic ability to impart the profoundness of this idea into these words:

IF God chose the bastard child of a rape victim as the Great J.C.......what greater lengths would he go to for someone like me?

Peace,
Randy S.

THE Disclaimer

Greetings,

My thoughts are mine. You are welcome to your own.

From time to time I think of things. They may not be complete thought. They may be a whim. They may simply be a glimps into my brain at any given moment. Sometimes I even hold two contradictory thoughts in my head at the same time.

Feel free to let me know if you agree or disagree, but understand that I may well not care if you agree or disagree.

Peace,
Randy S.