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whatever the truth of the bethlehem story, the star of the tale was jesus, not mary, whom the gospels mention just 13 times and not always by name. she s in there by virtue of her relationship to jesus, both as his mother and also, as luke portrays her, as a disciple of jesus. but the gospel writers were not interested that much in her story. so early christians and later scholars have had to fill in the blanks. the most popular tradition says she died at this church on mount zion, overlooking the hill where her son was crucified. and that she was taken to be buried in a tomb near where her son was betrayed, on the mount of olives. and within a few centuries, mary of nazareth would make a stunning comeback as the mother of god. ....
And some of them must have read that and said, aha! that s what it was. his birth was a miracle. whatever the truth of the bethlehem story, the star of the tale was jesus, not mary, whom the gospels mention just 13 times and not always by name. she s in there by virtue of her relationship to jesus, both as his mother and also, as luke portrays her, as a disciple of jesus. but the gospel writers were not interested that much in her story. so early christians and later scholars have had to fill in the blanks. the most popular tradition says she died at this church on mount zion, overlooking the hill where her son was crucified. and that she was taken to be buried in a tomb near where her son was betrayed, on the mount of olives. and within a few centuries, mary of nazareth would make a ....
His mother was impregnated by a god. it s what you do, okay? and so, certainly, that emphasis on jesus special birth, the wise men, the angels, all of it, you know, have to do with showing that this is somebody you can expect great things of. and, of course, precisely, that s what happens. believers in jesus took that from the prophecy they found in isaiah, where they read the saying, behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and call his name jesus. and some of them must have read that and said, aha! that s what it was. his birth was a miracle. whatever the truth of the bethlehem story, the star of the tale was jesus, not mary, whom the gospels mention just 13 times and not always by name. she s in there by virtue of her relationship to jesus, both as his mother and also, as luke portrays her, as a disciple of jesus. ....
they have both been dead for nearly 2,000 years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good virgin mary who said yes to god s request and who reigns from heaven crowned with stars. in a sense, you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth. in fact, you could say the whole modern world begins the moment mary gave birth. it s the way we make dates, ount our age, our anniversaries and so on, from the moment mary gave birth. the other mary, called magdalene, is the bad mary. who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair was a sign that she was touched by satan. until she found jesus. and her conversion at his hands made her christianity s original hooker with a heart of gold. i think i learned what most people did, which is that mary magdalene was a repentant prostitute. she was a follower of jesus, but she was the woman caught in adultery. she appeared at the resurrection. but the prominent imagery of her w ....
in blockbuster movies and in best-selling books. and this, despite the fact that they have both been dead for nearly 2,000 years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good virgin mary who said yes to god s request and who reigns from heaven crowned with stars. in a sense, you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth. in fact, you could say the whole modern world begins the moment mary gave birth. it s the way we make dates, ount our age, our anniversaries and so on, from the moment mary gave birth. the other mary, called magdalene, is the bad mary. who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair was a sign that she was touched by satan. until she found jesus. and her conversion at his hands made her christianity s original hooker with a heart of gold. i think i learned what most people did, which is that mary magdalene was a repentant prostitute. she was a follower of jesus, but she was the woman caught ....