Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... miracle of Cana and the vigil of Mary at the foot of the cross . The miracle of Cana records one of the two conversations extant between Jesus and his mother : Mother : They have no wine . Jesus : Woman , what have I to do with thee ...
... miracle of Cana and the vigil of Mary at the foot of the cross . The miracle of Cana records one of the two conversations extant between Jesus and his mother : Mother : They have no wine . Jesus : Woman , what have I to do with thee ...
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... miracle , the Virgin appears with a determined look on her face , holding up a most rueful thief on the tip of her finger . 18 The devil's wrath at such brazen cheating on the Virgin's part is mighty : the miracle plays and stories ring ...
... miracle , the Virgin appears with a determined look on her face , holding up a most rueful thief on the tip of her finger . 18 The devil's wrath at such brazen cheating on the Virgin's part is mighty : the miracle plays and stories ring ...
Page 389
... Miracles of the Virgin Mary , miracle no . 14 , pp . 31-2 . 16. Ibid . , miracle no . 19 , p . 29 . 17. Beckwith , Early Christian and Byzantine Art , p . 40 . 18. George Henderson , Chartres ( London , 1968 ) , pp . 21 , 66–8 . 19 ...
... Miracles of the Virgin Mary , miracle no . 14 , pp . 31-2 . 16. Ibid . , miracle no . 19 , p . 29 . 17. Beckwith , Early Christian and Byzantine Art , p . 40 . 18. George Henderson , Chartres ( London , 1968 ) , pp . 21 , 66–8 . 19 ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
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