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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

The thing is, the earliest versions of the gospels didn't contain a nativity story at all, instead starting with Jesus' baptism. The whole "virgin birth" thing was retconned in after the religion was already up and running.