tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post3860340205455749565..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.697-07:00Comments on Northwoods Seelsorger: Did Jesus Have Siblings?Donald V. Engebretsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13048205066519140869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-62148645278657065612010-07-18T17:33:13.247-07:002010-07-18T17:33:13.247-07:00Thank you for the update!Thank you for the update!Donald V. Engebretsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048205066519140869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-43479142037743653582010-07-18T17:00:53.230-07:002010-07-18T17:00:53.230-07:00Well, over three years later, Concordia Theologica...Well, over three years later, Concordia Theological Seminary Professor David Scaer has written an article in <i>Logia</i>, "<a href="http://www.logia.org/features/feature193.pdf" rel="nofollow">Semper Virgo: A Doctrine</a>", in which he claims:<br /><br />"Some self-styled confessional Lutherans have gone one step further in raising the hypothesis of the semper virgo, that is, Mary’s perpetual virginity, near to the level of doctrine. It qualifies as a question of biblical interpretation and not a doctrine. What Luther and the Lutheran fathers said about this question may be of historical interest but is not determinative....<br /><br />"The semper virgo cannot in any sense be regarded as a doctrine or even a pious opinion, especially if the opposing view is seen as unequal or lacking in piety....<br /><br />"Whether Mary remained semper virgo or had children by Joseph, some of whom rose to prominence in the early church, is an open question and cannot be proclaimed as doctrine. For me the New Testament evidence supports the latter position and there matters will rest."Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com