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Desiring_Christ
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What are some of your guys’ theories on why the Virgin Birth isnt mentioned in all of the Gospels?
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puzzleannie
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since Matthew and Luke’s gospels together make it very clear that Mary was a virgin when she conceived and delivered our Lord, and that this event fulfilled OT prophecies of the Messiah being born to a virgin, I am not clear on your question. If you are asking why Mark and John don’t deal with the infancy of Christ, it is because they did not choose to, concentrating on other aspects of is life and mission, and its meaning.
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Desiring_Christ
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Im just saying that that seems like a very very important part of Jesus’ life and i dont understand why that wouldnt at least be mentioned. Dont get me wrong im sure theres an explanation as i do believe in the Virgin Birth, im just curious on why that wouldnt be mentioned in Mark and John
po18guy
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Each Gospel writer had a different personality, different priorities, a different focus and a different viewpoint. For example, John was the only Gospel writer who was witness to the Transfiguration, but he did not mention it. Only Matthew, Mark and Luke did, while they did not witness it. Neither did the other two witnesses, Peter and James, write about it. This does not affect its truthfulness one bit.
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DianaCC
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Because it isn’t as important as his death and resurrection. Even Paul only mentions his mother was a virgin and not much else.
po18guy
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I have noticed some threads lately questioning why the Gospels don’t line up exactly. I think this is a new atheist angle on attacking the faith. First, they criticised the Gospels for their parallelism and consistency; now they have microscopically examined them and noted, gasp
some differences. Clearly, they are getting desperate. Also, Matthew was often attacked, and now, for some reason, it is Luke. It never lets up, but, we know that.
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zz912
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The Gospels were written by different authors, for different readers and audiences, and for different purposes. Each has its own perspective and viewpoint to display.
A good example is John’s Gospel. The other three were already around, and he wrote his later than them, so he filled in a lot that needed to be filled in that was taught orally by the Church, and the Holy Spirit wanted written into Scripture. As the others handled this topic sufficiently, John wrote his Gospel focusing more on the theological aspect than as a narrative, like Luke’s is.
A good example is John’s Gospel. The other three were already around, and he wrote his later than them, so he filled in a lot that needed to be filled in that was taught orally by the Church, and the Holy Spirit wanted written into Scripture. As the others handled this topic sufficiently, John wrote his Gospel focusing more on the theological aspect than as a narrative, like Luke’s is.
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stephe1987
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They were written by different people who chose to emphasize different things. Also remember that not everything Jesus said/did was written in the Bible. Most things were probably not included (which is why there is the Bible and Tradition in the Church teachings). Maybe the authors that did not mention the virgin birth thought it was common knowledge and forgot to mention it, or thought it was less important than other aspects of his life/death/resurrection/ascension.
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