Expert: Rev. Robert Woods - 8/1/2008

Question
What is the age of Mary when she was pregnant and how many months she was pregnant , 9 months ?

Answer
Blessings and thank you for your question.

There is no "credible" evidence that tells us what age Mary was.  Now most girls in her time were married off between the ages of 12 and 15.  We know that she was "betrothed" to Joseph which was a binding engagement.  So most scholars think she was around 13 or 14 when Jesus was born.  Now, as far as her pregnancy, she was pregnant when she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was already 6 months pregnant with John the Baptist.  But Luke 2:6 says that "While they were there (Bethlehem), the time came for the baby to be born."  It doesn't tell us how far along she was, but I would imagine that it took 9 months.

The gospels just don't tell us this information and even the early church did not consider this to be important.  Sorry.

Blessings