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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Authors: Croy, N. Clayton 1955- (Author) ; Connor, Alice E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: 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.
ISSN:1745-5294
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0142064X11415326