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Biblical studies on Mary’s life, role, and significance in salvation history.
REFORMERS ON THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
Courtesy of William Albrecht. Jan Huss on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary “..and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.” Quoting Sirach 24 “Although the words of this epistle primarily relate to the uncreated Wisdom, they also secondarily relate
JAMES WHITE’S WAR AGAINST MARY FULL OF GRACE Paid Members Public
A Further Illustration of James White’s Inconsistency James White has built his reputation by debating Roman Catholics where he employs arguments which sound reasonable at first glance. Yet once a person begins to dig a little deeper it then becomes apparent that White’s claims are either shallow, inconsistent,
EARLY CHURCH ON MARY AS THE NEW AND GREATER EVE Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from a few of the early Christian writers who viewed Mary as the new Eve, just as Christ was the new Adam, who through her obedience undid what Eve’s disobedience did to creation. JUSTIN MARTYR Chapter 100. In what sense Christ is [called]
EPIPHANIUS ON THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY Paid Members Public
In this post I shall share Epiphanius’ somewhat lengthy comment where he alludes to the blessed Mother’s assumption by likening her to Elijah, in the context of condemning a heretical group called the Collyridians who had deified Mary and offered sacrificed to her as a goddess. The readers will
CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON THE QURAN: Q. 19 Paid Members Public
19:2: A mention (in the Book) of your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zachariah, His servant Zachariah. Here we find a repetition of the stories of John the Baptist and Jesus, albeit with major differences and even contradictions with the version found in Q. 3:33-59. The
MARY: ISRAEL PERSONIFIED Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible depicts our Lord’s blessed mother as typifying or personifying the nation of Israel by taking language, which is reminiscent to the way the Hebrew Scriptures portray God’s people, and ascribing it to her. For instance, the nation is collectively addressed as the virgin daughter of
MARY AS QUEEN MOTHER Paid Members Public
A BIBLICAL CASE FOR MARIAN VENERATION According to the Hebrew Bible, the mother of the Israelite king was given the status of queen mother. In other words, the [O]ld [T]estament shows that it wasn’t the wife of the king that was the queen but rather his mother:
PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off: PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1. St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (d. 397) St. Ambrose of Milan is an excellent witness of the Western Church in matters Mariological. What is his opinion about the First-gospel? Some nine passages have been