Who was Jesus' biological father?

[Cieza]

What human being mated with the mother of Jesus through which the childbirth of Jesus resulted?

 

[razeontherock]

Zero

 

[Cieza]

Zero

Was 'Zero' the full name of Jesus' father? Did Zero have a last name? How did Zero and Jesus' mother meet each other? Did Zero have any other children?

 

[Question.Everything]

What kind of question is this? Mary was a virgin, she had no male counterpart to produce Jesus. Even children (atheists and theists alike) know this.

 

[razeontherock]

Zero nada

 

[Cieza]

What kind of question is this? Mary was a virgin, she had no male counterpart to produce Jesus. Even children (atheists and theists alike) know this.

What documentation is there that Mary was never impregnated by a man?

 

[MetanoiaHeart]

You can read the creed which all Christians on this forum adhere to by clicking the Rules link at the top of the page. In this creed you will find what the Christian belief is about the parentage of Christ. Mystery solved.

 

[razeontherock]

Her testimony, Joseph's testimony, Jesus' testimony (in committing her care to another) and Prophecy. Nope, nothing that fits in a test tube

Many would put Church Tradition first on the list.

 

[Cieza]

You can read the creed which all Christians on this forum adhere to by clicking the Rules link at the top of the page. In this creed you will find what the Christian belief is about the parentage of Christ. Mystery solved.

By that logic, if all humans believe the moon is larger than the sun, then the moon is larger than the sun.

To put it more bluntly, whose sperm mixed with Mary's egg cell to produce the embryo that became Jesus?

 

[razeontherock]

It didn't happen that way.

 

[Cieza]

Her testimony, Joseph's testimony, Jesus' testimony (in committing her care to another) and Prophecy. Nope, nothing that fits in a test tube

Many would put Church Tradition first on the list.

How can we know Mary's testimony was accurate? Many people have been known to lie under oath.

How can Joseph know that no other men ever had intercourse with Mary? Did he watch her 24/7?

How could Jesus have known who his mother had intercourse with?

How would prophecy play a role in telling us who Jesus' biological father was?

 

[MetanoiaHeart]

By that logic, if all humans believe the moon is larger than the sun, then the moon is larger than the sun.

To put it more bluntly, whose sperm mixed with Mary's egg cell to produce the embryo that became Jesus?

You missed my point. This is the exploring Christianity forum, and you are asking a question which is very basic in Christian theology. We do not believe that there was any sperm involved in Christ's incarnation. To phrase the question in your OP the way you did is to go beyond the parameters of orthodox Christianity and is better suited to a different forum.

 

[Cieza]

You missed my point. This is the exploring Christianity forum, and you are asking a question which is very basic in Christian theology. We do not believe that there was any sperm involved in Christ's incarnation. To phrase the question in your OP the way you did is to go beyond the parameters of orthodox Christianity and is better suited to a different forum.

What do unbiased historians believe about how Mary got impregnated?

 

[razeontherock]

"unbiased historians" in your language = unbelievers, which are anything but unbiased

 

[leftrightleftrightleft]

This is a really silly thread. Cieza, I expect better questions from you because you usually ask very good, intriguing questions.

Who was King Henry VIII's biological father? Do you have any proof?

We have zero 'proof' of any historical figure's parentage. Its all testimony and historical accounts unless we manage to get a genetic sample via their bones. Maybe Queen Elizabeth of York (Henry the VII's wife) slept around and had an illegitimate child thereby making King Henry VIII an illegitimate king. Who knows? We rely on the historical documents we have about the king to make our judgments about parentage. What else could we rely on?

And I know you're going to cringe, but the only document we have detailing much about Jesus' parentage is the Bible. Based on this document, Christians have determined that Jesus Christ did not have a biological father in that it was by divine intervention that his embryo came to develop in Mary's womb.

If you ask for any more proof than this, you won't get it. Its like me asking for more proof of King Henry VIII's parentage and disregarding any historical document put forward that tells me that King Henry VII was his father.

 

[Deaver]

What human being mated with the mother of Jesus through which the childbirth of Jesus resulted?

Cieza, come on...trolling is beneath you. I know you are a non-believer, so you are most likely not going to get an answer that fits your thought patterns. The Virgin birth is one of the basics of Christianity. If you don't want to take it on faith, you will never comprehend it.

 

[MetanoiaHeart]

What do unbiased historians believe about how Mary got impregnated?

Who is unbiased?

 

[drich0150]

How can we know Mary's testimony was accurate? Many people have been known to lie under oath.

How can Joseph know that no other men ever had intercourse with Mary? Did he watch her 24/7?

How could Jesus have known who his mother had intercourse with?

How would prophecy play a role in telling us who Jesus' biological father was?

We know Mary was a virgin because when ever virginity was ever in question a priest checked. Not only that, we know Mary was too young to conceive the normal way. The term "young Maiden" was used to describe her several time through the gospel accounts. This word is in the Greek translates into pre- pubescent female. If Mary was not an intact Virgin then Joseph would have been stoned for defiling a child, married or not.

In the OT Hebrew tradition it was permitted that an older man marry a "Young Maiden" with the understanding that sex was off the table till she was of age. Why? Because it was a practical way for a Working man to have someone care for his house and affairs when he was not able.

 

[Cieza]

It didn't happen that way.

Did you witness it happening a different way?

 

[Cieza]

This is a really silly thread. Cieza, I expect better questions from you because you usually ask very good, intriguing questions.

Who was King Henry VIII's biological father? Do you have any proof?

We have zero 'proof' of any historical figure's parentage. Its all testimony and historical accounts unless we manage to get a genetic sample via their bones. Maybe Queen Elizabeth of York (Henry the VII's wife) slept around and had an illegitimate child thereby making King Henry VIII an illegitimate king. Who knows? We rely on the historical documents we have about the king to make our judgments about parentage. What else could we rely on?

And I know you're going to cringe, but the only document we have detailing much about Jesus' parentage is the Bible. Based on this document, Christians have determined that Jesus Christ did not have a biological father in that it was by divine intervention that his embryo came to develop in Mary's womb.

If you ask for any more proof than this, you won't get it. Its like me asking for more proof of King Henry VIII's parentage and disregarding any historical document put forward that tells me that King Henry VII was his father.

It's interesting that you are quick to say that Henry VIII's mother must have been impregnated by another man, but you don't say the same about the mother of Jesus.