TY - BOOK AU - Lincoln,Andrew T. TI - Born of a virgin?: reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, tradition, and theology SN - 9780802869258 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BT 317 .L56 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Jesus Christ KW - Bible KW - Gospels KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Virgin birth KW - History of doctrines KW - Infancy narratives (Gospels) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and indexes; What is there to explore? -- Beyond the infancy narratives: the so-called 'silent witness' of the New Testament -- What are the infancy narratives? -- Conceiving Jesus in Matthew -- Conceiving Jesus in Luke -- Behind the New Testament: historical exploration -- After the New Testament: the rise to dominance of the virginal conception tradition -- Reconceiving the tradition: the case of Schleiermacher -- Reconceiving Jesus: Scripture and hermeneutics -- Reconceiving Jesus: Christology and creed N2 - " ... Begins by discussing why the virgin birth is such as difficult and divisive topic. The book then deals with a whole range of issues--literary, historical, and hermeneutical--from a critical yet positive perspective that takes seriously creedal confessions and theological concerns"--Publisher ER -