Born Divine
In this study of the birth & infancy of Jesus, Miller separates fact from fiction in the gospel narratives & relates them to stories about the miraculous births of Israelite heroes & of Greek & Roman sons of God. Born Divine analyzes the Christian claim that the birth & childhood of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. The historical & theological dimensions of the virgin birth tradition are discussed with honesty & insight. This wide-ranging book also presents additional infancy gospels from the 2nd century thru the Middle Ages.
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Abbreviations --
Introduction --
Biblical Infancy Narratives: --
Infancy narratives --
Luke 1 --
Luke 2 --
Genealogies of Jesus --
Matthew 1-2 --
Moses Haggadah --
Pagan Sons Of God: --
Hellenistic infancy narratives --
Historical And Theological Questions: --
Did Jesus fulfill prophecy? --
Are the infancy narratives historical? --
Born Of A Virgin?: --
What is a "virgin"? --
Is there a virgin birth in Matthew? --
Is the virgin birth historical? --
Was Jesus illegitimate? --
Understanding The Virgin Birth: --
Son(s) of God in the Bible --
Virgin birth in context --
Meaning of the virgin birth --
Infancy Gospels: --
Infancy gospel of James --
Infancy gospel of Thomas --
Two docetic birth stories --
History of Joseph the Carpenter --
Arabic infancy gospel --
Gospel of pseudo-Matthew --
Appendix: Births of Aeneas and Jesus --
For further reading --
About the translations --
Translations consulted --
Works consulted --
Index of quotations --
Index of topics
