Paul and Life of Jesus

• Paul and Birth of Jesus
• Jesus is a mystery
• Genealogies
• Tomb and Ressurrection

Paul and Birth of Jesus

The letters of Paul the Apostle do not mention a virgin birth of Christ. Paul describes Jesus as "born of a woman, born under the law" and "as to his human nature was a descendant of David" in the Epistle to the Galatians and the Epistle to the Romans. Christian interpreters, however, take his statements in Philippians 2 to imply that Paul believed Jesus to have existed as equal to God before his incarnation.

Jesus is a mystery

Ephesians 3:

4 When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. ... 9 and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[a] God who created all things;