TY - BOOK AU - Machen, John Gresham, TI - The virgin birth of Christ SN - [sin ISBN] U1 - 232.921 M149 PY - 1965/// CY - Estados Unidos de América PB - Baker Book House KW - Jesucristo KW - Natividad KW - Nacimiento virginal KW - Nacimiento N1 - The virgin birth in the second century -- The birth narrative an original part of the third gospel Characteristic of the Lucan narrative -- The hymns of the first chapter of Luke -- The origin and transmission of the Lucan narrative -- The integrity of the Lucan narrative -- The narrative in Matthew -- The relation between the narratives The inherent credibility of the narratives -- The birth narratives and secular history -- The birth narratives and the rest of the New Testament -- Alternative theories: Preliminary considerations -- The theory of jewish derivation -- The theory of pagan derivation -- Conclusion and consequences ER -