I think that the issue is left vague. The actual text is:
she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.”
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus....Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
I compare this with the "sin of the sons of god" in Genesis 3 in which I belive fallen angels fathered hybrids through copulating with women. These beings, the Nephilim, were genetic corruptions and evil and the women were not virgins. In contrast, Jesus was NOT a hybrid of half God and half man. He was FULLY God and FULLY man. Mary was not raped by a spirit but was a virgin and gave birth as a virgin. As such, Jesus was the manifestation of the "seed of the woman" spoken of in the promise given to Eve.
Jesus was truly man and truly God and exactly how that worked in "conception" deosn't seem to be detailed. |