Virgin Birth of Jesus

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Christian doctrine Christological doctrine Marian doctrine miraculous conception

The Virgin Birth of Jesus is the Christian doctrine that Jesus was miraculously conceived in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit without a human father, affirming his divine origin and role in salvation history.

Aliases (2)

Conception of Jesus ×1
The Virgin Birth of Christ ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrine → Christological doctrine → Marian doctrine → miraculous conception →
affirmedAsDogma	by Eastern Orthodox tradition → by Roman Catholic magisterium →
affirmedByCouncil	Council of Chalcedon → Council of Ephesus → First Council of Constantinople →
affirms	divine origin of Jesus → incarnation of the Son of God → role of Jesus in salvation history →
associatedFeast	Annunciation → surface form: "Annunciation (25 March in many traditions)" Christmas →
basedOnText	Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Matthew →
centralEvent	Annunciation → Virgin Birth of Jesus → surface form: "Conception of Jesus"
confessedIn	Apostles’ Creed → Athanasian Creed → Nicene Creed → surface form: "Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed"
denies	human biological father of Jesus →
distinguishedFrom	Immaculate Conception → surface form: "Immaculate Conception of Mary" Perpetual Virginity of Mary →
functionInTheology	sign of God’s initiative in salvation → sign of Jesus’ divine sonship →
hasMainFigure	Jesus Christ → Virgin Mary → surface form: "Mary, mother of Jesus"
heldBy	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church" Lutheranism → surface form: "Lutheran churches" Oriental Orthodoxy → surface form: "Oriental Orthodox Churches" Reformed churches → Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church" many evangelical churches →
historicalDebate	liberal Protestant theology → modern biblical criticism →
involves	God the Holy Spirit → surface form: "Holy Spirit"
involvesMiracle	conception by the Holy Spirit →
languageUsed	born of the Virgin Mary → conceived by the Holy Spirit →
narrativePassage	Luke 1:26–38 → Matthew 1:18–25 →
relatedConcept	Apostles’ Creed → Incarnation of Christ → surface form: "Hypostatic union" Immaculate Conception → Incarnation → Nicene Creed → Original sin →
scripturalProphecyLinked	Isaiah 7:14 (as read in Christian tradition) →
teaches	Jesus was conceived without human seed → Mary conceived Jesus while a virgin → Mary had not had sexual relations before Jesus’ conception →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgin Birth of Jesus → centralEvent → Virgin Birth of Jesus →

this entity surface form: "Conception of Jesus"

St Mary → doctrineAssociated → Virgin Birth of Jesus →

Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isDistinctFrom → Virgin Birth of Jesus →

Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isRelatedTo → Virgin Birth of Jesus →

J. Gresham Machen → notableWork → Virgin Birth of Jesus →

this entity surface form: "The Virgin Birth of Christ"

Incarnation of Christ → relatedConcept → Virgin Birth of Jesus →