Jesus the Actual Son of Joseph: Evidence From the New Testament Itself

Uncover and analyze the accounts in Matthew and Luke, revealing not only the widely-known virgin birth narrative but also the lesser-explored passages that hint at a biological link to Joseph.

Investigate explicit statements and narratives in Mark and John, challenging the established virgin birth narrative and presenting a compelling belief in Jesus as the son of Joseph, driving our examination of Jesus' parentage.

Actively consider hints in Paul's early writings and alternative traditions from later Christian, Jewish, and pagan sources, illuminating the unusual aspects of Jesus' birth and actively supporting the argument that challenges the notion of his virgin birth.

Why is Jesus' virgin birth mentioned only in two passages of the NT; why don’t the other authors (such as Paul, or the authors of Mark and Luke) mention it? Was it simply not important? Didn’t they know?

Why do three of the Gospels explicitly call Joseph Jesus’ “father”?

Is it possible that Luke’s entire story of the virgin birth (Luke chapters 1-2) was not original but only added to the Gospel later?
Why do the two genealogies of Jesus trace their lines down to “Joseph,” and not to Jesus? Did their authors assume that Jesus stood in that genealogical line? If not, what’s the point of giving a genealogy that he is not related to?
If over time Christian scribes changed the texts of the Gospels to emphasize that Joseph was *not* the father of Jesus and Christian storytellers devised narratives to show he wasn’t, does that show that they were arguing the point against earlier Christians who thought otherwise?
Are there any stories in our NT Gospels that make almost no sense if Mary was a virgin?
Why did belief in the Virgin Birth become so central to Christian thinking if it is not an idea mentioned, let alone stressed, by most of the NT writings?

Bart D. Ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina. He has written or edited thirty-four books, including six New York Times bestsellers: How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, Jesus Interrupted, and Forged.

Bart's work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Time, and Newsweek; he has appeared on National Geographic, CNN, the BBC, NBC's Dateline, the Discovery Channel, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Sam Harris Podcast, and many other top media outlets.

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