Trans-Formed by the Spirit
How the Doctrine of Miraculous Conception Reveals Jesus to Be an Intersex Trans Man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14949224 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgia Day (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-180 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09667350221134953 |
| OpenAlex | W4311802950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article is a queer reading of the doctrine of miraculous conception and an exploration into how applying an intersex lens to these conception texts can liberate an intersex Jesus. In it, I explain the basics of intersex and otherwise queer theologies, before looking at sex difference in the New Testament through the figures of eunuchs, and conducting an intersex reading of Jesus’ conception and biology. I argue that, if we believe Mary to be a virgin at the moment of Jesus’ conception, with no external male influence, then Jesus is necessarily a chromosomal ‘female’ (and therefore intersex, due to his ‘male’ physical appearance). I then discuss the ways in which his biology can transcend prescriptive roles of sex, mirroring how his social behaviour transcends prescriptive roles of gender. What this queer reading of Jesus can tell us relates to a gender-expansive view of deity – troubling rigid Church institutions by celebrating the breaking of binaries that constrain us
Art · Doctrine · Expansive · Literature · Mirroring · Queer · Queer theory · Sociology · Theology · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |