These Bible Action Figures have me wondering something I've wondered for a while. Why wasn't Jesus a chick? Even if you buy the whole Holy Ghost impregnation schtick and Virgin Mary stuff, you've got to wonder. If Jesus only had one human parent - Mary - then he should have been female with identical DNA to Mary. So why wasn't Jesus a chick?
And why were Joseph and Mary travelling alone to Bethlehem for the supposed census (which no Roman historical record supports)? If they were descendants of David (and what a stupid way to hold a census) then so were their whole families too. Anyone who has ever lived in the Middle East knows that nothing - but nothing - happens with less than 10 relatives around - certainly not a romantic road trip.
You arrive at the Red Sea beach at 4 a.m. for the sunrise. You spread your towel on deserted sands above the waterline. I guaran-damn-tee you that within five minutes a station wagon with 14 relatives pulls up and unloads the family who spread their towels adjacent to yours.
So okay. Why wasn't Jesus a chick? I'm really wanting to embrace a saviour (it would save so much angst), but I need an answer to the question. Whose DNA did Jesus have if he was the result of a virgin birth?