Jesus is described as “Immanuel”: “God with us.” Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus is completely independent of Luke’s; where Luke tells the story from Mary’s viewpoint, Matthew tells it from Joseph’s, but both evangelists agree in affirming that it was by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus was conceived. The law as it affected a betrothed woman in Mary’s condition is laid down in Deuteronomy 22:20f., 23f.; Joseph’s decision not to expose her to the serious