The Lost Gospel of Mary eBook Frederica MathewesGreen
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Some Christians have piled the status of the mother of Jesus so high that it rivals that of her Son. Others ignore the Virgin Mary entirely. Behind all of the images is a girl who grew up to be the mother of Christ. How did the first Christians view her? What were the commonly understood facts about the Blessed Mother's early life --- before the Annunciation? How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, become the Theotokos? Frederica Mathewes-Green opens up the Virgin Mary's early life, offering a window into her centrality to the Christian Faith in new and sometimes startling ways.
“Do you want to get to know Mary a bit better? Are you interested in entering a faithful Marian spirituality? Let Frederica Mathewes-Green facilitate a rich, traditional, authentic meeting of Mary. When it comes to spending time with the mother of our Lord, this book is second only to Scripture.”
Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex
“The Mary that Frederica Mathewes-Green gives us in these winsome texts–a palpably real woman, at once humble and exalted--transcends the differences that persist even today among the main streams of the Christian tradition, not least because this Mary points beyond herself to the ultimate source of our hope and our joy. -John Wilson, editor, Books & Culture
"Frederica Mathewes-Green is a sparkling writer. In The Lost Gospel of Mary, not only is her material fascinating, but so is her perspective as a thoughtful and irenic Orthodox Christian. There is much here to warm the heart as it engages the mind from here to warm the heart as it engages the mind from early in our comon Christian tradition." - Brian McLaren, author of A Generous Orthodoxy and www.brianmclaren.net.
The Lost Gospel of Mary eBook Frederica MathewesGreen
I would recommend this work to any Protestant. Most Protestants ignore Mary as part of the anti-Catholic bias of the Reformation (I am not a Roman Catholic) without taking a close look at who she is. Don't you think Jesus would want us to respect his mother? This book give insight into the thinking of the early church regarding Jesus' mother and why we might want give the same respect that they did.Product details
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The Lost Gospel of Mary eBook Frederica MathewesGreen Reviews
This is one of the best books I've read. Thank you so much.
Mathewes-Green writes from an Orthodox Christian perspective with admirable flair and considerable insight that helps readers grasp the humanity and impetus behind her subject matter. Her tones are hardly lofty or antiseptic in a scholarly way, but her remarks are probation and revealing. Here she offers glimpses and personal translations of three of the most ancient Marian texts in Christian history the Protevangelium (c. 140 CE), the Sub Tuum prayer to Mary (c. 250 CE) and The Akathist hymn by "Romanos" (properly dated to the 6th Century). People interest in detailed footnotes and scholarly debates should look to more forensic treatments of these three ancient Christian texts. Here, FM-G seeks to explore the socio-cultural and spiritual purposes and traditions that may (or may not) have motivated the communities that produced such texts and she ponders the more obvious ramifications and issues, comparing them (where relevant) to contemporary understandings and questions regarding ancient Marian traditions. She does this thoughtfully and with clear language and admirable consideration. This is a fine addition to any library of books dealing with the most ancient periods of Christian theological history and pious practice, especially when considering that both the Protoevangelium and the Sub Tuum prayer were in use long before Constantine, the advent of the Nicene Fathers, and even before the "Bible" itself was compiled with any wide-reaching canonical authority ... to say nothing of the fact that Bibles (as we know them today) did not even exist in Christianity for many more centuries to come.
Wonderful to read about other very probable ways things happened. I love this book.
If you were wanting to read this gospel I highly recommend you do so with Frederica as your guide. Her books are always so thoughtful and well researched.
Frederick M-G has written an informative book sharing the early church’s perspective of the mother of Christ, based on three ancient texts. She moves Mary to the middle ground of great love and respect—She’s neither worshipped nor limited to the nativity scene. The highlight, for me, was actually the account of Joseph’s story of the night of Christ’s birth. It is amazing to find these stories were preserved, but are so little known by many Christians today.
Interestingly written, but not much new information for us. It's more of an Orthodox devotional book than history or theology.
LOVE this book! The story about Mary is wonderful! I love the authors notes throughout the story and the commentary about each of the 3 texts. Beautifully well done!!! I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about Mary!
I would recommend this work to any Protestant. Most Protestants ignore Mary as part of the anti-Catholic bias of the Reformation (I am not a Roman Catholic) without taking a close look at who she is. Don't you think Jesus would want us to respect his mother? This book give insight into the thinking of the early church regarding Jesus' mother and why we might want give the same respect that they did.
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