Biblical Archaeology Review

Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.

Footnote 7 - Does the Gospel of Matthew Proclaim Mary's Virginity?

This is not to say, of course, that Matthew implies that Mary was not a virgin, but only to admit that the question of her pre-marital sexual status is never considered and thus never defined at all in the first Gospel. It is even quite probable that the virginity of a young Jewish girl about to be married was assumed as normal by Matthew and everyone else in that day.

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