Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230516141
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (161 download)
Book Synopsis 1st-Century Christian Female Saints by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book 1st-Century Christian Female Saints written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Abercius and Helena, Anna (Bible), Dorcas, Elizabeth (biblical figure), Female disciples of Jesus, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Lydia of Thyatira, Martha, Mary (mother of James the Less), Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Mary of Clopas, Myrrhbearers, Phoebe (Bible), Pontius Pilate's wife, Priscilla and Aquila, Saint Anne, Saint Petronilla, Saint Prisca, Saint Sarah, Saint Veronica, Salome (disciple), Susanna (disciple). Excerpt: According to religious tradition, Mary (Aramaic: Mary m; 1st century BC-early 1st century AD) was an Israelite Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee and the mother of Jesus. Among her many other names and titles are the Virgin Mary or Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and Saint Mary in Western churches, Theotokos in Orthodox Christianity, and Maryam, mother of Isa in Islam. She is identified in the New Testament and in the Qur'an as the mother of Jesus through divine intervention. Christians hold her son Jesus to be Christ (i.e., the messiah) and God the Son Incarnate (see Trinitarian monotheism), whereas Muslims regard Jesus as the messiah and one of the most important prophets of God sent to mankind. The canonical gospels of Matthew and Luke describe Mary as a virgin (Greek, parthenos). Traditionally, Christians believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the agency of the Holy Spirit. Muslims believe that she conceived by the command of God. This took place when she was already betrothed to Saint Joseph and was awaiting the concluding rite of marriage, the formal home-taking ceremony. She married Joseph and accompanied him to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. In keeping with Jewish custom, the betrothal would have taken place when she was around 12, and the birth of Jesus about a year later. The New Testament begins its account of Mary's life...