Michael O'Carroll, le gata i, reported, "The Jewish burial inscription in Egypt, dating from the first century, ... helps answer the objection against Mary's perpetual virginity based on St. Luke's use of the word 'first-born' (prototokos) (2:7).
Michael O'Carroll, ngaphezu kwalokho, kubike, "The Jewish ecabangela ukungcwatshwa kwami Kulo mbhalo oqoshiwe eGibhithe, zangekhulu lokuqala, ... isiza ukuphendula baphikisane zobuntombi sikaMariya esiphakade esekelwe St. Ukusetshenziswa kukaLuka elithi 'izibulo' (prototokos) (2:7).