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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 8
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the eighth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: In short, what I want to know is why Joseph refrained until the day of her delivery? Helvidius will of course reply, because he heard the angel say, “that which…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 7
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the seventh in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: The word of God says in Genesis, “And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 6
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the sixth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: Our reply is briefly this,—the words knew and till in the language of Holy Scripture are capable of a double meaning. As to the former, he himself gave us a…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 5
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the fifth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: This, however, is a point which will find its proper place further on. We must now hasten to other matters. The passage for discussion now is, “And Joseph arose from…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4e
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the fifth part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: Lastly, excepting Joseph, and Elizabeth, and Mary herself, and some few others who, we may suppose, heard the truth from them, all considered Jesus to be…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4d
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the fourth part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: But if anyone feels a doubt as to why the Virgin conceived after she was betrothed rather than when she had no one betrothed to her,…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4c
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the third part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: And although we find it said to Joseph in a dream, “Fear not to take Mary thy wife”; and again, “Joseph arose from his sleep, and…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4b
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the second part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: But when he continues, “the Evangelist would never have applied the words, before they came together to persons who were not to come together, any more…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4a
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the first part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 4. Let us take the points one by one, and follow the tracks of this impiety that we may show that he has contradicted…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 3
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the third in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 3. His first statement was: “Matthew says, [Matthew 1:18-20] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph,…