Mary in the New Testament

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Karl P. Donfried, John Neumann, et al.

Book Overview

Collaborative statement by Protestant, Anglican, and Roman Catholic scholars on how Mary was pictured by Christians of the first two centuries. + This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800613457
• ISBN13: 9780800613457
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Still the best study on Mary in Scripture

This ecumenical effort to study the basics about Mary in the NT was undertaken in the mid-70's and is still the standard almost thirty years later. A truly exhaustive, balanced, and informative work that keeps its focus on Scriptural interpretation and probabilities...seeing a number of sides of the sectarian coin on Mary but always opting for the most plausible interpretation, based upon the flat-out *science* of understanding Scripture. Excellent. The best part is the extra chapter on Mary in the 2nd century Christian experience, following-up on what the post-Apostolic churches garnered from the original records and traditions. An absolute MUST for any student or Christian scholar's library.