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Por qué a los primeros cristianos no les habría sorprendido tanto el nacimiento virginal de la historia de Navidad

  • Written by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Vanguard University
image"La Natividad", hacia 1406-10, de Lorenzo MonacoHeritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Cada año, en Navidad, los cristianos celebran el nacimiento del fundador de su religión, Jesús de Nazaret de Galilea. Parte de esta celebración incluye la afirmación de que Jesús nació de una madre virgen...

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