Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... bride as a pri- mary symbol.3 There was a long biblical tradition of nuptial imagery . The prophet Hosea , writing before 721 B.C. , came into contact with the Canaanites ' fertility cult and its central drama of the annual marriage of ...
... bride as a pri- mary symbol.3 There was a long biblical tradition of nuptial imagery . The prophet Hosea , writing before 721 B.C. , came into contact with the Canaanites ' fertility cult and its central drama of the annual marriage of ...
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... bride , " a glorious Church not having spot , or wrinkle , or any such thing " ( Ephesians 5:27 ) —a Jewish girl ... bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bride- groom rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice ...
... bride , " a glorious Church not having spot , or wrinkle , or any such thing " ( Ephesians 5:27 ) —a Jewish girl ... bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bride- groom rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice ...
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... bride among the 144,000 virgins at the altar of the lamb.11 11 · • The ceremony of a nun's consecration keeps the symbolism fresh today . " My beloved spake and said unto me , " reads the priest . " Rise up , my love , my fair one and ...
... bride among the 144,000 virgins at the altar of the lamb.11 11 · • The ceremony of a nun's consecration keeps the symbolism fresh today . " My beloved spake and said unto me , " reads the priest . " Rise up , my love , my fair one and ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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