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No. Under the zygote theory, Mary could be any female. To the Jews, Jesus getting His Davidic tie-in through Joseph was enough.Yes, it could have been any female in the Davidic line, just to stay in line with prophesy. You haven't proven that it had to have been Mary. Except maybe she was the only woman in the Davidic line was the right age in the right circumstance at the right time.
Why would it be bad if Mary were merely a surrogate?
No, it's not greatly diminished at all. Adam was fully man, and there is no indication that "fully man" means anything more than being certainly flesh. Jesus is considered a "second Adam," after all.
Everything you're talking about is philosophical corollary that men have devised over time to "fill in" things they have thought scripture forgot to reveal.
Mary being a surrogate, in addition to being demeaning to her as a fully fertile woman, would negate the entire history of the Hebrews and the Jews. What do they matter? And, it would erase the meaning of her consent to the Incarnation. It would be a work for hire, right? Nothing personal.
Jesus was the son of Mary, not the surrogate for {what is your theory, here?}
In my fun hypothetical, Jesus is not only connected to Adam via Mary, but also through Joseph. I like that possibility - and it is a possibility.
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