Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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Page 56
... flesh , " of which " adultery , fornica- tion , uncleanness and lasciviousness " lead the catalogue of sins ( Galatians 5:19 ) —an accurate reflection of Greco - Jewish morality and taboo . The Apocalypse of John strengthened the ...
... flesh , " of which " adultery , fornica- tion , uncleanness and lasciviousness " lead the catalogue of sins ( Galatians 5:19 ) —an accurate reflection of Greco - Jewish morality and taboo . The Apocalypse of John strengthened the ...
Page 57
... flesh and the spirit , the female sex was firmly placed on the side of the flesh . For as childbirth was woman's special function , and its pangs the special penalty decreed by God after the Fall , and as the child she bore in her womb ...
... flesh and the spirit , the female sex was firmly placed on the side of the flesh . For as childbirth was woman's special function , and its pangs the special penalty decreed by God after the Fall , and as the child she bore in her womb ...
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... flesh is not able to gaze . . . . " The apostles then beseech Jesus that all who commemorate his virgin mother shall have an answer to their prayers . This early story of the Virgin's last days on earth never mentions her death : she is ...
... flesh is not able to gaze . . . . " The apostles then beseech Jesus that all who commemorate his virgin mother shall have an answer to their prayers . This early story of the Virgin's last days on earth never mentions her death : she is ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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