Matthew 1-2 and the Virginal Conception : In Light of Palestinian and Hellenistic Judaic Traditions on the Birth of Israel's First Redeemer, Moses (Studies in Judaism)

Matthew 1-2 and the Virginal Conception examines early Palestinian and Hellenistic Jewish accounts of the birth of Israel's first redeemer, Moses. The author shows how these accounts provide the background of Mary's "virginal conception" of Jesus, Israel's final redeemer, in Matthew 1-2.