[Invincibly Ignorant]

No. I think it's pretty clear what Matthew 1:24 and following say.

By the way, I wasn't alluding to that argument. I should have said do you think Matthew's usage of the "virgin" word as opposed to "young woman" was on shaky ground linguistically.

[SoothingDave]

By the way, I wasn't alluding to that argument. I should have said do you think Matthew's usage of the "virgin" word as opposed to "young woman" was on shaky ground linguistically.

It would appear that the Holy Spirit inspired Matthew to write "virgin." So I believe it. And the testimony of Matthew 1:25 concurs.

SD