I don't know which religious denomination teaches this, but I don't believe in the virgin birth, because:
1. only Matthew mentions a virgin birth, and is thought he did so to emphasize the uniqueness of Jesus
2. Scholars admit that the farther back in Jesus' life one studies, the less details are available.
3. the messiah was to be born of a young woman, not necessarily a virgin
4. Joseph and Mary were in the lineage of David, however men are usually the ones whose lineage is recognized.
2007-03-21 04:01:56
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answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5
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Pretty well all Christian denominations believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ. They believe it because that is what is clearly taught in the Bible. There may be some liberal denominations that would not accept it that that would be the exception and not the rule.
2007-03-21 03:59:41
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answered by oldguy63 7
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If they are Christian denominations, they DO believe in the Virgin Birth.
Anything other than that would contradict Scripture, The Creeds, Tradition and the writings of the Apostolic Fathers.
2007-03-21 03:59:42
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answered by Anonymous
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As far as I know, entire denominations haven't rejected this central concept; however, there are a shocking number of "theologians" who teach and preach that the virgin birth never happened. It was one of the most controversial subjects in "The Jesus Seminar."
Here's an enlightening article on the subject:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20051222/6556.htm
EDIT: "Irreverend," where, pray tell, do you see this in ANY of Paul's writings? Please educate us and give even one example.
"Servent of God," read Luke 1:34, which also tells us Jesus was conceived while Mary was a virgin. You should also study Isaiah 7:14 further; the Septuagint makes it clear the operative word here is "virgin."
"cj," there was no translation error. The Septuagint uses the word "parthenos" at Isaiah 7:14, which ONLY means VIRGIN. It has no other meaning.
2007-03-21 04:00:33
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answered by Suzanne: YPA 7
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I don't have any problem with her being virgin when married, but it kills me when I hear people say, Joseph never touched Mary ever. When the bible says he "knew her", which means he had sex with her after Jesus was born. The bible and a lot of religious scholars indicate or infer that Jesus had brothers born of Mary too. In the resent History Channel show. They found ossuaries of the whole family, originally found over 20years ago. Even included Mary Magdalene and his son, Jude. I have no problem with that and I am a late term Catholic (not a strict one though)
2007-03-21 04:19:52
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answered by Dutch 4
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It has been widely reported that the word virgin came from a translation error which should have been translated as young woman and not virgin.
However, I would never expect any of the christian denominations to go back and admit it was an error. wouldn't that just about destroy one of the basis of the religion?
2007-03-21 04:06:23
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answered by cj 4
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Only people who call themselves Christians when in fact they are not Christians say that the Virgin Birth is false. If it is in the Holy Bible "Believe It" and if it is not in the Holy Bible "Forget It". This is a simple formula that works well for Christians.
2007-03-21 04:07:34
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answered by Anonymous
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It's a well-known fact that the "Virgin Birth" as reported in Matthew and Luke was supposed to be a "fulfillment" of the prophecy of Isaiah (7:14) "Behold, a 'virgin' shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel;" but that the word translated as "virgin" really only meant "young woman;" hence the entire doctrine is based on a clerical error (which - coincidentally, I'm sure - allowed Christianity to incorporate yet another mythological feature of the pagan cults it was replacing).
2007-03-21 03:59:09
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answered by jonjon418 6
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If you read Paul's epistles carefully, you will discover that Paul did not believe in the virgin birth of Jesus nor did he believe in the physical literal resurrection of Jesus.
2007-03-21 04:00:28
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answered by Anonymous
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I thought you were going for 36 hours.... :)
I don't know of any denominations that don't believe this.
2007-03-21 03:59:28
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answered by KS 7
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