“Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives”

Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012

(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.

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