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Tables of Contents for Born Divine
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgements
xvii
Abbreviations
xviii
Introduction
1
6
The Biblical Infancy Narratives
The Infancy Narratives
7
16
Luke 1
23
32
Luke 2
55
16
The Genealogies of Jesus
71
16
Matthew 1-2
87
34
The Moses Haggadah
121
12
Pagan Sons of God
Hellenistic Infancy Narratives
133
22
Historical and Theological Questions
Did Jesus fulfill prophecy?
155
20
Are the infancy narratives historical?
175
14
Born of a Virgin?
What is a ``virgin''?
189
6
Is there a virgin birth in Matthew?
195
12
Is the virgin birth historical?
207
4
Was Jesus illegitimate?
211
12
Understanding the Virgin Birth
Son(s) of God in the Bible
223
12
The Virgin Birth in Context
235
14
The Meaning of the Virgin Birth
249
10
Infancy Gospels
The Infancy Gospel of James
259
14
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
273
12
Two Docetic Birth Stories
285
6
The History of Joseph the Carpenter
291
6
The Arabic Infancy Gospel
297
10
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
307
10
Appendix: The Births of Aeneas and Jesus
317
6
For Further Reading
323
2
About the Translations
325
2
Translations Consulted
327
2
Works Consulted
329
2
Index of Quotations
331
4
Index of Topics
335