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[โ€“] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (5 children)

As a non-Christian, what the hell is up with this story? How do people know she wasn't sleeping with some other man? Like is that explained? Were there no other men in the village or whatever? I have no idea how this makes sense. If a woman today said God got her preggo we would all assume it was just some guy she doesn't want people to know about. I'm so confused.

[โ€“] eldain@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

It is a common trophy for prominent romans to trace their heritage down to the gods in order to add legitimacy to their extraordinariness. Jupiter knocked up virgins left and right, that was a common story why someone would be in a heritage of devine decent. I believe the biblic storytellers did the same to give their protagonist the legitimacy and importance that was required by the times.

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