No I don't believe Mary was a virgin when she had Jesus.
I believe that the word we interpreted as virgin, simply means 'young woman'.
Also, none of the virgin birth stuff was in Mark, which is considered by many to be the first gospel to be written about 30 years after Jesus' death.
Matthew was a religious scholar, and would have been familiar with the predictions of the old testiment to incorporate them into his message.
Does this invalidate the gospels - no I don't think so. In older times the difference and purpose between mythos (myth) and logos (logic) was understood in religious documents. Mythos are architypal stories that contain truths, but may not be factually accurate in all aspects. In the same way I don't think we have to interpret the creation stories as literally accurate (logos), they work better if we understand them as a mythos expression of god's power and greatness.
Although I am not a christian, Jesus the healer is a wonderful role model for me of healing others physically, energetically, emotionally and spiritually. His vibration was so great he could heal someone by them touching the hem of his garment. His message that we would go and do greater things than him is inspiring and the mark of a good teacher.
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