Talk:Virgin birth of Jesus

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Almah/parthenos translation

The description as a "mistranslation" is POV. Scripture translators have considered this a perfectly acceptable translation. Others see it as controversial. Elizium23 (talk) 22:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

But Almah does not mean virgin. Pet the main article on the term: "scholars agree that it has nothing to do with virginity". Matthew invented a tale of virginity that did not exist in Isaiah 7:14. Dimadick (talk) 22:41, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well I'm glad that modern scholars are smarter than that pesky Matthew dude! Elizium23 (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is not about being smart, they have more sources and better methodology. Cinadon36 06:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The word "almah" conveyed the concept of a woman of childbearing age who had not yet borne a child. As girls were married at 12 or 13, it followed that the almah was a virgin, but the primary idea was fecundity, not virginity. Greek culture, of course, was Western, and so virginity was the primary meaning of "parthenos". Achar Sva (talk) 12:31, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My edits today

Honestly, why bother having an edit function if it is just the most insistent and persistent editor that wins regardless of all logic? I am speaking of my reasonable edits today. I assure you I will never donate to Wikipedia and will forever disparage it’s reliability. The mills of God grind exceeding slow but exceedingly fine. You have been warned! BibleWatchman (talk) 18:13, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, your opinion has been ground since long ago by the mills of mainstream academia. Wikipedia has no other option but to side with mainstream academia. WP:NOTTHEOCRACY. tgeorgescu (talk) 05:51, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]