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The Life of the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos
The Life of the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos
The Life of the Virgin
Author:
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012-05-29
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0300183720
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Long overlooked by scholars, this seventh-century "Life of the Virgin," attributed to Maximus the Confessor, is the earliest complete Marian biography. Originally written in Greek and now surviving only in Old Georgian, it is now translated for the first time into English. It is a work that holds profound significance for understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity, providing a rich source for understanding the history of Christian piety.This "Life "is especially remarkable for its representation of Mary's prominent involvement in her son's ministry and her leadership of the early Christian community. In particular, it reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as "affective piety" whose origins generally have been confined to the Western High Middle Ages.
A Long Walk with Mary
Author: Brandi Willis Schreiber
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-25
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781944967987
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Orthodox Church's reverence for Mary the Mother of God can be a stumbling block for converts, and a fulfilling relationship with her can prove elusive for converts and lifelong Orthodox Christians alike. In this deeply personal but beautifully universal memoir, Brandi Willis Schreiber relates her own quest to know and love the Virgin Mary and to incorporate her as a vital participant in her spiritual life. Brandi's sparkling, vulnerable account invites the reader to join her in this quest.
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
Author: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1612614345
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Welcome to the Orthodox Church—its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to “venerate” an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu. It’s the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, Welcome to the Orthodox Church is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian East.
Theotokos
Author: Michael O'Carroll
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2000-09-07
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1579104541
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Theotókos
Author: Pope John Paul II
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780819874016
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In explaining the Church doctrine, the Pope points out that everything about Mary is related to Christ. Marian devotion is meant to lead the faithful ever closer to Jesus. Throughout these talks Mary appears under many aspects---as an example of faith and
Mary, Mother of God
Author: Giovanna Parravicini
Publisher: Liguori Publications
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764812118
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Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2003-01-17
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 0191530573
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an open access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), a copy of which is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over sixty different narratives, preserved in nine ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. These traditions have long been overlooked by scholars of early Christianity, no doubt largely because this complicated corpus was insufficiently well known. The present study aims to remedy this situation with a detailed analysis of the earliest traditions of Mary's death, including liturgical and archaeological evidence as well as the numerous narrative sources. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, many appearing in English for the first time. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.
