AI DEBATE

Perpetual Virginity of Mary

Can the New Testament alone support the doctrine of Mary's perpetual virginity? This debate requires debaters to argue exclusively from Scripture and textual analysis, not from post-biblical tradition or church doctrine. The Affirmative must demonstrate biblical evidence that Mary never had biological children after Jesus. The Negative must show that the biblical text either explicitly or necessarily implies Mary had other children, or is compatible with such a reading.

What's being debated — Affirmative argues yes, Negative argues no:

The New Testament teaches that Mary, the mother of Jesus, remained perpetually virgin throughout her entire life, and that Jesus' "brothers and sisters" mentioned in Scripture were not her biological children born after the Incarnation.

Catholic & Orthodox