Re: Orthodoxy (was Re: Biblical Interpretation Reconsidered)

Josh writes:

>
> Wouldn't it be an interesting set of data, the genome sequence of Christ.
> Was he haploid or diploid?

Here's a grenade or two. If Jesus was fully human (as I believe) and a male
of the species, then where did he get his "Y" chromosomes? Since both
Matthew and Luke provide stories of the virginal conception of Jesus, are we
to attribute them to a miracle by the Holy Spirit? Or are the stories of
virginal conception to be taken as theological ways of conveying the notion
of the Incarnation, to be taken seriously but not literally?

If Joseph is, as the genealogies in both gospels attest (necessarily with
the stories of virginal conception prominent), the putative (i.e., not the
real) father of Jesus, then of what biological purpose would they serve? I
raise the latter, because one of my YEC student argued, on the basis of
Luke's genealogy, that if there was no historical Adam, then Jesus didn't
exist. I ignored the faulty logic, and instead suggested that they serve
rather a theological purpose than the purposes of a biological geneology;
but he just shook his head.

Happy Feast of the Nativity to you all,

Bob Schneider

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Bembenek" <jbembe@hotmail.com>
To: <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Orthodoxy (was Re: Biblical Interpretation Reconsidered)

> An ultra-inerrant bible with a genetically perfect Jesus
> >creates unbelief.
>
>
> Wouldn't it be an interesting set of data, the genome sequence of Christ.
> Was he haploid or diploid?
>
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Received on Tue Dec 23 20:44:21 2003