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[[Image:Gerard van Honthorst Nativity.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst
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[[God]] came into the flesh through [[Jesus Christ]].]]
'''The Virgin Birth''' refers to the virgin birth of [[Jesus]] as recorded in the [[Gospels]] of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] (Matt 1:18 - 1:24, Luke 1:26 - 1:38).
'''The Virgin Birth''' refers to the virgin birth of [[Jesus]] as recorded in the [[Gospels]] of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] (Matt 1:18 - 1:24, Luke 1:26 - 1:38).
==Other traditions==
==Other traditions==
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The [[Unification Church]] does not accept the traditional Christian doctrine of the virgin birth, teaching rather that [[Zechariah]] was the father of Jesus. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Zechariah#Zechariah_according_to_Unification_teachings] Unification Theology likens this to the story of [[Tamar]] who became pregnant by her father-in-law [[Judah]]. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tamar]
The [[Unification Church]] does not accept the traditional Christian doctrine of the virgin birth, teaching rather that [[Zechariah]] was the father of Jesus. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Zechariah#Zechariah_according_to_Unification_teachings] Unification Theology likens this to the story of [[Tamar]] who became pregnant by her father-in-law [[Judah]]. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tamar]