Polite. Some people can't acknowledge the existence of any mystery in man's relationship with God.
yes, there is mystery in religion, but the mysteries of the Nicene church do not jive with the mysteries of Judaism.
That is your opinion. I don't agree.
Avoiding the issues of how Nicene Christianity is anathema to Judaisms beliefs, by explaining the doctrine as "msytery"....appears to be somewhat of a cop out.
I don't think I ever did that. Do you have an example? I have been quite upfront that I understand that some people find Judaism and subsequent Christian development incompatible. I've never tried to wave that away by claiming "mystery."
As for apples and oranges, I find no difference in kind between an 800 year old woman giving birth (Sarah) than a virgin doing so. Both are unexplained and naturally impossible. They are miraculous. One person lives in the belly of a whale for three days, another is called out of his grave (Lazarus). Neither could be expected to survive by natural means.
SD
If Abraham made the mistake of referring to Sarah as "that 800 year old woman", that might have explained the delay in their having a child. ;o)