was jesus an only child?, page-6

There is a great deal of doubt about the virgin birth of Jesus.

There is doubt that the translation of the Hebrew into English in the Christan bibles is accurate. Young women or maiden appears to be a better translation than virgin.

Ref: Hebrew translations



Paul never mentioned a virgin birth. His only mention of Jesus's mother is in Galatians 4:4

Translations are from the New International Version

4But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

Given that Paul expounded other Christian doctrine as in Romans 1:1-4.

....3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly lifea was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in powerb by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord."

The resurrection, descendant of David, the Spirit, and the Son of God all mentioned, but nothing here or anywhere else in his writings of the virgin birth. This begs the question: did Paul believe in a virgin birth, or was this doctrine added later?

The idea of virgin births was not new 2000 years ago. Here is just one example:

In Egypt, long before the Christian era, and before any of its doctrine was conceived, the Egyptian people had several messengers of God, who were conceived through Immaculate Conception. Horus was known to all of ancient Egypt as having been born of the virgin Isis and his conception and birth was considered one of the three great mysteries or mystical doctrines of the Egyptian religion.

ref: Virgin births

None of this is conclusive that a virgin birth did not take place, but the material raises doubts. Its generally more difficult to disprove an assertion than it is to prove one! I suppose the burden of proof lies with those making the assertion!