parthenos

Matthew was relying on the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, which uses the term parthenos, meaning "virgin," to translate Isaiah's almah, meaning "young woman."

Archive 2007-11-01 Mike L 2007

Matthew was relying on the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, which uses the term parthenos, meaning "virgin," to translate Isaiah's almah, meaning "young woman."

Ratzinger, Scripture and the development of doctrine Mike L 2007

Matthew was relying on the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, which uses the term parthenos, meaning "virgin," to translate Isaiah's almah, meaning "young woman."

Archive 2006-12-01 Mike L 2006

Matthew was relying on the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, which uses the term parthenos, meaning "virgin," to translate Isaiah's almah, meaning "young woman."

Ampliative development of doctrine Mike L 2006

Since Matthew wrote in Greek and is quoting Isaiah he uses the word parthenos as well.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint or LXX used the word parthenos in Isaiah 7:14.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

Since Matthew wrote in Greek and is quoting Isaiah he uses the word parthenos as well.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint or LXX used the word parthenos in Isaiah 7:14.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

But the Greek word parthenos can mean either a virgin or a young woman, and it got translated as "virgin."

Valerie Tarico: Ancient Mythic Origins of the Christmas Story 2009

And you can't deny, Rabbi, that the 70 top Jewish scholars who translated the Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek all thought that "almah" means virgin, since they used the Greek word "parthenos"-virgin.

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