In what
remains a widely discussed issue in contemporary theology, J. Gresham Machen's
The Virgin Birth of Christ acts as both an introduction to the subject, and a
window into American 'Princeton' theology in the early twentieth century.
Machen undertakes an encyclopaedic study of the different perspectives on the
virgin birth. He begins with a close reading of the scriptural accounts,
comparing and contrasting the stories of Jesus' birth told in Luke and Matthew.
Secular historical accounts are then considered, as well as possible
alternative theories, including the likelihood of the story being of early
Jewish or Pagan origin.
Machen's
study was the definitive work on the virgin birth for the majority of the
twentieth century, and remains an invaluable resource, both as an apologetic
work and as a time capsule of theological progress.
- ISBN10 0227176820
- ISBN13 9780227176825
- Publish Date 28 July 2022 (first published 27 November 1987)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint James Clarke & Co Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432
- Language English