Claim. Mary inherited the Tamar-pattern as a virgin: she “deceived” her parents and her fiancé Joseph under threat of stoning to bring Jesus forth on a purified lineage, distinguishing Jesus from other founders of religions.
Elaboration. SMM positions Mary as Tamar’s successor at virginal grade: “Tamar bore a son after having relationships with several men. This was not the ideal. Thus, the son represented an adopted son. Therefore, a woman who had inherited the faith and determination of Tamar but who could receive God’s calling as a virgin, with devotion, was needed… This was Mary” (1.3. The mission of Mary in the course of Jesus, 43-201, 1971.4.30). The lineage purity is what makes Jesus distinct: “Throughout history, Jesus is the only person who was born on the foundation of a purified lineage. That is the difference. How are Sakhya Muni and Jesus different? How is he different from Confucius? How is he different from Mohammed? Jesus is different from Buddha and Mohammed in that he was born from a purified lineage” (ibid, 169-194, 1987.10.31). On SMM’s reading the conception “through the Holy Spirit” was through a person in the archangelic position on God’s side, not Joseph (ibid, 143-104, 1986.3.16) — a re-reading of Matt. 1:20 that follows from the lineage-restoration logic.
See also. messiah, providence