The Virgin-Birth of Our Lord

There are two miracles confessed in every form of the Creed—the miracle of the Conception and Birth, by which the Incarnation was effected; and the miracle of the Resurrection. These are fundamental miracles, and are the battleground upon which the defenders and assailants of Christianity usually meet. Berkeley William Randolph divides his treatise on the virgin-birth into four areas. First, he gives the evidence for the belief in this article of the Creed during the second century. Next, he considers the evidence of St. Matthew and St. Luke. Thirdly, he considers the argument e silentio on the other side. And lastly, he reflects on the theological aspect of the question.