Book Review - Raymond Brown - The Virginal Conception and Bodily Resurrection of Jesus

Raymond Brown, a Catholic priest, is considered one of the most revered American biblical scholars.  He wrote profusely.  His works were considered ground breaking and somewhat controversial when they came out, but I would say that his works are widely accepted now and considered main stream.  He has written a lot about the Gospel of John and the community that wrote that work.  His monumental work on the birth of Jesus is considered legendary.  This is a smaller work of his that I picked up, examining to see if the biblical evidence supports the virginal concept and the bodily resurrection of Jesus.  I enjoyed this book very much.  For a scholarly work and heavily foot noted book, it is still very easy to read and easy to understand.  I would say that this is a good shorter introduction to his work.  The books of his that are many hundreds of pages, some close to 1,000 pages, can be daunting for anyone.