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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The belief that Mary conceived Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit without sexual intercourse.
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Paper 1
Revise: The incarnation and Jesus as the Son of GodCatholic, Orthodox and many Protestant Christians accept the virgin birth as a real event. Some Christians instead understand it metaphorically: for them, the account communicates the significance of Jesus as both human and divine rather than describing a miraculous conception literally.
Specification 3.1.2.2 · Paper 1
The belief that Jesus was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, who was a virgin.
Distinguish different interpretations of the virgin birth rather than suggesting that all Christians understand it in the same way.
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