Jesus is fully man and fully God. The Bible makes this plain. How he is so genetically involves speculation that I will leave to others. Its far easier to ask such questions than to answer them with any biblical authority. I appreciate the answer, and the fact that "Biblical authority" for the answers may be difficult to find.
My point was more to the fact that we assert that Jesus is Incarnate through the humanity that existed at that time, through some relative of the original parents.
The opposite side is saying that God simply created a new humanity ex nihilo and became incarnate through this newly created man.
Do you see a theological difference between the two scenarios?
SD
As I said, I think the language of Luke 1:31 supports Mary as one who conceived rather than one who was a recepticle. I do believe that her conception is connected to Jesus' humanity.
What I don't know is the genetic details of the Holy Spirit's overshadowing of her. Hey, it was a miracle!
As to Mary's role. I don't desire to diminish her nor to overly exalt her. Honestly, I think Protestants are sometimes guilty of the former and than most Catholics (and Catholic theology for sure) are guilty of the later.