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.