“The word virgin, both in Hebrew (almah) and Greek (parthenos), simply means a mature young woman, not a “virgo intacta,” and more may have been deduced from the word than is warranted by its use.”

— Leslie Weatherhead

Source: The Christian Agnostic (1965), p.100-101

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