I disagree. 1. A virgin wed to an aged man could and 2. There is no evidence in the Bible she wasn't a virgin even after the birth of Jesus. Why this is impossible after the Incarnation doesn't make a lot of sense. It doesn't make a lot of sense either to have another child after you just gave birth to the Son of God.
>>I disagree. 1. A virgin wed to an aged man could and 2. There is no evidence in the Bible she wasn’t a virgin even after the birth of Jesus. Why this is impossible after the Incarnation doesn’t make a lot of sense. It doesn’t make a lot of sense either to have another child after you just gave birth to the Son of God.<<
Regarding number one, I agree. There are exceptions to every rule.
Regarding number two, you are correct about that. However, There is no record of many childless married couples alive today having sex. It is still reasonable to assume they do. There is absolutely NOTHING in the bible that would cause me to in any way assume that Joseph and Mary did not have sex. Remembember, she may have given birth to the Son of God, but life goes on. You still live it a day at a time. If she was a normal healthy woman and her husband was too, they most certainly had sex. To suggest otherwise is not viewing them from a “real people” lens.
There is nothing in the bible that explicitly says they had sex. Then again, there is nothing in my grandfather’s record that specifically said he drove his tractor. However, he had a tractor and a small farm with no farmhands.
I’m gonna bet he drove his tractor.
God does not pass out common sense as a tool to understand his ways...He hands out the Holy Spirit to understand Spiritual things...