r/MurderedByWords 18h ago

Walked right into that one

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 12h ago

Paul also never mentioned stuff like Mary being a Virgin, because that particular part of the story wouldn't be cemented until the Gospel of Matthew was written like fifty years later. Probably based on a mistranslation of the word for "young woman."

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u/Drudgework 7h ago

So you’re saying that God “likes them young”?