Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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Page 194
... mystery whereby the Christian soul is perpetually nour- ished and sustained by grace , of which Mary's milk is a sublime epiph- any . Thus the Church too , Ecclesia , associated with Mary , is depicted as a mother , as in Isaiah's ...
... mystery whereby the Christian soul is perpetually nour- ished and sustained by grace , of which Mary's milk is a sublime epiph- any . Thus the Church too , Ecclesia , associated with Mary , is depicted as a mother , as in Isaiah's ...
Page 269
... mystery religion , the world was created when the great goddess , in the shape of a snake , coupled with the sacred ... mysteries of life , growth , and birth over which the woman — the Virgin Mary is believed to hold sway . A pivotal ...
... mystery religion , the world was created when the great goddess , in the shape of a snake , coupled with the sacred ... mysteries of life , growth , and birth over which the woman — the Virgin Mary is believed to hold sway . A pivotal ...
Page 334
... mystery , progressively revealed . Mary did not become Mother of God at Ephesus in 431 ; nor was she assumed into heaven in 1950 , when it first became an article of faith : these things always were . Indeed , the disregard of ...
... mystery , progressively revealed . Mary did not become Mother of God at Ephesus in 431 ; nor was she assumed into heaven in 1950 , when it first became an article of faith : these things always were . Indeed , the disregard of ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
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