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Biblical studies on Mary’s life, role, and significance in salvation history.

Mary’s Purity and Sinlessness in the Church Fathers Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. AD 100-700: Beginning to the end of the Patristic era The Protoevangelium of James And Anna made a song to the Lord God, saying: I will sing a song to the Lord my God, for He has looked upon me, and has taken away the reproach

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PROTESTANT SCHOLARSHIP ONMARY AS GOD’S ARK Members Public

AN EXEGESIS OF LUKE 1:26-56 In this post, I will be citing the exegesis of Protestant expositors in regards to the language employed by Luke in recording the annunciation of, and subsequent reactions to, Jesus’ virginal conception. It has long been noted that Luke describes this miraculous event in

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE REFORMERS ON MARY’S PERPETUAL VIRGINITY Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. MARTIN LUTHER Christ, our Savior, was the real and natural fruit of Mary’s virginal womb . . . This was without the cooperation of a man, and she remained a virgin after that. (Luther’s Works, editors. Jaroslav Pelikan [vols. 1-30] & Helmut T. Lehmann St. Louis: Concordia

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PROTESTANT SCHOLARSHIP ON LUKE 1:26-56 AND MARY AS GOD’S ARK Members Public

In this post, I will be citing the exegesis of Protestant expositors in regards to the language employed by Luke in recording the annunciation of, and subsequent reactions to, Jesus’ virginal conception. It has long been noted that Luke describes this miraculous event in a way that is strikingly reminiscent

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary Members Public

The following tract was uploaded from Catholic Answers International: https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin. Most Protestants claim that Mary bore children other than Jesus. To support their claim, these Protestants refer to the biblical passages which mention the “brethren of the Lord.” As explained in the Catholic Answers tract

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE MARIAN DOCTRINES Members Public

In this post I respond to some of the typical objections raised against specific Marian doctrines such as Mary’s perpetual virginity, immaculate conception of sinlessness, and mediation. Unless noted otherwise, scriptural citations will be from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).    BROTHERS/SISTERS AS A SYNONYM FOR RELATIVES Here

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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“The Greek ‘heos hou’ in Matthew 1:25 disproves Mary’s Perpetual Virginity”? Members Public

Taken from: https://dapacemdomineonline.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/protestant-claim-the-greek-heos-hou-in-matthew-125-disproves-marys-perpetual-virginity/. The Protestant Claim Paraphrased: In Matthew 1:25, the Greek heos hou for “until” proves that Mary lost her virginity sometime after she gave birth to Jesus. Source: Who is My Mother? The Role and Status of the Mother of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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He’s an Only Child Members Public

A bogus Greek argument against Mary’s perpetual virginity is making the rounds. By Ronald K. Tacelli, S.J. Recently, in some Internet discussion groups, a few Protestant apologists have been expending quite a bit of energy trying to refute the Catholic doctrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s perpetual

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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