Mantic Mary? The Virgin Mother as Prophet in Luke 1.26-56 and the Early Church
Scholars have noted that Luke’s portrait of Mary, particularly in Lk. 1.26-56, characterizes her as a prophet. Nevertheless, the evangelist refrains from explicitly calling Mary a prophet. A case for the Lukan prophetic characterization of Mary is made on literary, lexical and thematic grounds. The...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2012
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2012, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 254-276 |
| Further subjects: | B
Luke 1.26-56
B Prophetess B Mary mother of Jesus B Virginity B Prophecy |
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| Summary: | Scholars have noted that Luke’s portrait of Mary, particularly in Lk. 1.26-56, characterizes her as a prophet. Nevertheless, the evangelist refrains from explicitly calling Mary a prophet. A case for the Lukan prophetic characterization of Mary is made on literary, lexical and thematic grounds. The connection between prophecy and virginity is examined in Judaism, Greco-Roman antiquity and early Christianity. Finally, the explicit characterization of Mary as a prophet in the early Church Fathers is demonstrated, and a hypothesis is offered to explain both Luke’s reluctance and the later patristic readiness to identify Mary in such terms. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X11415326 |