CG Didymus
Veteran Member
Doesn't it bother literalistic Christians that Isaiah chapter 7 is taken grossly out of context?
Regardless if the girl was a virgin or not. Regardless of the dual prophecy problem, that if the "sign" is to be a virgin, then we have Mary, but who was the other "virgin" in Isaiah's time? Regardless of all of that, the way I read chapter 7 is that it was the age of the boy that is the main point. By the time he reaches a certain age, the two enemies will be gone.
I know it bothers Christians when other people take Bible verses out of context, but what happens when it is a gospel writer, Mathew, that does it?
Regardless if the girl was a virgin or not. Regardless of the dual prophecy problem, that if the "sign" is to be a virgin, then we have Mary, but who was the other "virgin" in Isaiah's time? Regardless of all of that, the way I read chapter 7 is that it was the age of the boy that is the main point. By the time he reaches a certain age, the two enemies will be gone.
I know it bothers Christians when other people take Bible verses out of context, but what happens when it is a gospel writer, Mathew, that does it?