Millions have read the quotation in Matthew from Isaiah 7:14 that reads in the King James Version--"A Virgin shall conceive," and taken that text as predicting Jesus' virgin birth. As it turns out the Isaiah text says nothing of the kind, and has not only been poorly translated, but read totally out of content. 
You can download a free PDF of my notes here:
<a href="https://jamestabor.com/virginbirth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://jamestabor.com/virginbirth</a>

Millions have read the quotation in Matthew from Isaiah 7:14 that reads in the King James Version--"A Virgin shall conceive," and taken that text as predicting Jesus' virgin birth. As it turns out the Isaiah text says nothing of the kind, and has not only been poorly translated, but read totally out of content. You can download a free PDF of my notes here: https://jamestabor.com/virginbirth

Millions have read the quotation in Matthew from Isaiah 7:14 that reads in the King James Version--"A Virgin shall conceive," and taken that text as predicting Jesus' virgin birth. As it turns out the Isaiah text says nothing of the kind, and has not only been poorly translated, but read totally out of content. 
You can download a free PDF of my notes here:
<a href="https://jamestabor.com/virginbirth" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jamestabor.com/virginbirth</a>

Lost in Translation: Did the Prophet Isaiah Predict the Virgin Birth?

Dr. James D. Tabor explores a rich variety of issues related to a historical academic understanding of the Bible, drawing up a variety of evidence--historical, cultural, textual, and archaeological. No holds bared. Straight talk about the Bible you can trust.

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Lost in Translation: Did the Prophet Isaiah Predict the Virgin Birth?

Lost in Translation: Did the Prophet Isaiah Predict the Virgin Birth?