to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

 (iv) The rest of the New Testament knows nothing of the virgin birth. True, in Galatians 4:4 Paul speaks of Jesus as "born of woman." But this is the natural phrase for any mortal man. (compare Job 14:1; Job 15:14; Job 25:4). 