mary
Biblical studies on Mary’s life, role, and significance in salvation history.
Muslims & Luke’s Gospel Paid Members Public
Luke quotes Jesus’ reply to a woman’s praise of the woman who birthed him: “Now it happened that while Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at
Marian Devotion in Catholicism Paid Members Public
In this article I will be quoting from two Catholic sources, highlighting the roles and titles ascribed to the blessed and holy Mother of our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In a follow up post, I will provide the biblical substantiation for one of the titles attributed to the
St. Irenaeus on Mary vs. Eve Paid Members Public
I quote from St. Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses (Against Heresies), Book III, Chapter 22 Christ assumed actual flesh, conceived and born of the Virgin, where he contrasts the Holy Virgin with Eve, showing that she is the new and greater Eve. All emphasis will be mine. 1. Those, therefore, who allege
No Hijab for Women in the Quran! Paid Members Public
Contrary to the belief of some, there is not a single verse in the Quran which commands women to wear a hijab in the sense of clothing that is mean to cover their heads and/or faces. Rather, the term hijab is used in the context of veiling, and the
Mary as All-Holy: Is it Biblical? Paid Members Public
The teaching of the ancient Churches that Mary was made perfectly holy and kept absolutely pure is based on the necessary conclusion of what the Scriptures teach in respect to the holiness and purity of God. For instance, the Holy Bible is explicitly clear that nothing unclean and impure can
Geneva Study Bible & Mary’s Virginity Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite the notes of the Geneva Study Bible on the key texts that Protestant apologists often employ to refute the perpetual virginity of the blessed Mother of our Lord. The reason these notes are important is because they are based on the theological insights
John Calvin, the Reformers & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
A great number of Protestants are unaware of the fact that their spiritual forebears, the magisterial reformers such as John Calvin affirmed the Perpetuality Virginity of Mary (PVM). Calvin especially scoffed at those who would use texts such as Matthew 1:25, Luke 8:19-21, etc., to argue for Joseph
Oldest Extant Invocation to Mary Paid Members Public
The information posted here is uploaded from the following article: The original papyrus fragment. In 1917, a stunning treasure came to the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. It was a piece of papyrus, Egyptian in origin. On this fragment, in Greek, is inscribed a hymn to Mary, called in