Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... ( Matthew 1:25 ) . " The wise men from the east " who have followed the star to Jeru- salem appear before Herod and ... ( Matthew 2 : 1-12 ) . An angel now appears to Joseph for a second time and tells him : " Arise , and take the child and ...
... ( Matthew 1:25 ) . " The wise men from the east " who have followed the star to Jeru- salem appear before Herod and ... ( Matthew 2 : 1-12 ) . An angel now appears to Joseph for a second time and tells him : " Arise , and take the child and ...
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... Matthew , in his enthusiasm to demonstrate Jesus ' fulfilment of the law , outruns the book itself . As no messianic prophecy concerned Nazareth , Matthew supplied one . The major episodes Matthew does not explicitly illuminate from the ...
... Matthew , in his enthusiasm to demonstrate Jesus ' fulfilment of the law , outruns the book itself . As no messianic prophecy concerned Nazareth , Matthew supplied one . The major episodes Matthew does not explicitly illuminate from the ...
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... ( Matthew 27:61 ) . And in the following chapter of Matthew , Mary Magdalene and " the other Mary " go to the sepulchre , where they meet one angel , radiant with light , sitting on the stone of the tomb which he has rolled back ( Matthew ...
... ( Matthew 27:61 ) . And in the following chapter of Matthew , Mary Magdalene and " the other Mary " go to the sepulchre , where they meet one angel , radiant with light , sitting on the stone of the tomb which he has rolled back ( Matthew ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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