Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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Page 66
... feasts celebrate Mary's vital role in the Incarnation . Around the year 600 , the feast of the Dormition , or Falling Asleep of the Virgin , was introduced on August 15 ; and fifty years later her Nativity and Presentation in the temple ...
... feasts celebrate Mary's vital role in the Incarnation . Around the year 600 , the feast of the Dormition , or Falling Asleep of the Virgin , was introduced on August 15 ; and fifty years later her Nativity and Presentation in the temple ...
Page 124
... feast . In his letter to the Ephesians , Paul elaborates the image : the Church is Christ's bride , " a glorious Church not having spot , or wrinkle , or any such thing " ( Ephesians 5:27 ) —a Jewish girl inspected before her wed- ding ...
... feast . In his letter to the Ephesians , Paul elaborates the image : the Church is Christ's bride , " a glorious Church not having spot , or wrinkle , or any such thing " ( Ephesians 5:27 ) —a Jewish girl inspected before her wed- ding ...
Page 356
... Feast of Presenta- tion of Virgin insti- tuted in west before 1373 Visions of St. Bridget of Sweden 1376-1386 Feast of Scapular established 1379 New College , Ox- ford ( St. Mary Col- lege ) , founded 1389 Feast of Visita- tion ...
... Feast of Presenta- tion of Virgin insti- tuted in west before 1373 Visions of St. Bridget of Sweden 1376-1386 Feast of Scapular established 1379 New College , Ox- ford ( St. Mary Col- lege ) , founded 1389 Feast of Visita- tion ...
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MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
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