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From: JEK@NIHCU (James Kiefer)
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Subject: JEK:  the word "virgin"
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Date: 9 Feb 90 21:22:41 GMT
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David <COSMO@TRIUMFER> makes the point that the word "virgin" (or a
corresponding word in Hebrew or Greek) was sometimes used
ambiguously by the ancients.

This is a legitimate point, but I doubt its relevance. In reading
Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-38, I find that the "no sex" is pretty
explicit in the narrative, even if I change "virgin" to "young
woman" throughout.

David ends by saying:

 > However, I've learned to stop worrying about all that, and just
 > leave it at "God can do anything He wants."

Good point.

 Yours,
 James Kiefer