Isaiah 7:14 — "Virgin or Young Woman"

Anglicanism affirms the traditional Christian reading of Isaiah 7:14 as prophecy of the virgin birth of Christ. The Thirty-Nine Articles (Article II) and the Book of Common Prayer's Advent liturgy presuppose and celebrate the miraculous birth of Jesus from the Virgin Mary. This is understood as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy in the Incarnation.

While some liberal Anglican theologians have questioned the literal historical virginity of Mary, the official formularies of the Church maintain the affirmation of the virgin birth as essential doctrine. The christological significance—that Christ's conception was miraculous and divine—is paramount.