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To: annalex
"her statement "I know not man" in Luke 1 suggests that it was never the intention to consummate the marriage to Joseph in a sexual way."

It suggest no such thing. what it means is that she was a virgin, not will always be a virgin.

"normally, a woman engaged to be married does not react in utter surprise when she is told that she will bear a child."

They do when the announcement says they will bear a child and there's been no sex! It doesn't matter if they're engaged. If there's been no sex the woman's going to be quite disturbed. Why I even remember that an angel visted Joseph to calm him down with an explanation.

2,671 posted on 12/21/2006 4:35:30 PM PST by spunkets
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To: spunkets
They do when the announcement says they will bear a child and there's been no sex!

The announcement refers to the future and the marriage, and presumably its consummation are in the future. The natural dialog would have gone like this:

- You will be with Child and He will be called the son of the Most High
- Great! I can't wait to tell my fiancee Joseph!

2,672 posted on 12/21/2006 4:44:18 PM PST by annalex
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To: spunkets
It suggest no such thing. what it means is that she was a virgin, not will always be a virgin.

That's just your interpretation.

-A8

2,675 posted on 12/21/2006 5:02:45 PM PST by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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