The phrase 'conceived of the Holy Spirit' refers to the conception of Christ and accounts for the origin of His ____ nature and His ____ existence.

• A. divine; eternal
• B. human; historical
• C. spiritual; present
• D. earthly; mythic

Answer: (B)

The statement points to how the Incarnation unfolds: when Jesus is said to be conceived by the Holy Spirit, it shows that his human nature comes from this Spirit-enabled conception, not from a human father. That same event anchors Jesus in real history—he is a person who truly lived in a concrete time and place, not a mythical or legendary figure. So the correct fit is that His nature is human and His existence is historical. The other options mix in ideas (divine, eternal, spiritual, present, earthly, mythic) that don’t align with what the Holy Spirit’s role in the conception emphasizes.