Trans-Formed by the Spirit: How the Doctrine of Miraculous Conception Reveals Jesus to Be an Intersex Trans Man by Georgia Day
- Mar 26
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Abstract:
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, [the author] explain[s] 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. [The author] argue[s] 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). [The author] then discuss[es] 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.
This article is courtesy of the CUNY Library system and Feminist Theology journal. All rights belong to the original author. No copyright infringement is intended. The Trans Guy Archive shares this resource on our website for the purposes of education, research, and historical empowerment.
Language: English
Resource type: Study, historical study, religious study
Format: PDF
Date published: 2023
Uploaded to TGA: March 26th, 2026
Last updated: March 26th, 2026
Feminist Theology
2023, Vol. 31(2) 165–180
Keywords: Queer theology, trans theology, intersex, Jesus, Biblical masculinity, eunuchs
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