{"product_id":"mary-as-the-early-christians-knew-her-the-mother-of-jesus-in-three-ancient-texts-paperback","title":"Mary as the Early Christians Knew Her: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederica Mathewes-Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMathewes-Green opens up \"The Gospel of Mary\" to see her early life, offering a window into her centrality to the Christian Faith in new and sometimes startling ways. Christians have alternatively raised the status of the mother of Jesus to that of her Son or ignored her entirely. Behind all of the images is a girl who grew up to be the mother of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the first Christians view her?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat were the commonly understood facts about the Blessed Mother's early life, before the Annunciation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did Mary, the mother of Jesus, become the \u003ci\u003eTheotokos\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives some surprising insights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book was published in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Gospel of Mary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mathewes-Green\u003c\/b\u003e is a widely published author of 10 books and hundreds of essays in such diverse publications as the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a regular commentator for National Public Radio (NPR), a columnist for the Religion News Service, Beliefnet.com, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and a podcaster for Ancient Faith Radio. She is in high demand as a speaker. She lives with her husband, the Rev. Gregory Mathewes-Green, in Johnson City, TN. Their three children are grown and married, and they have fourteen grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.04 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966883463469,"sku":"9781612613437","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MGliQUkvenhiSGtiRXRXZTV1aTVrUT09.webp?v=1775539523","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/mary-as-the-early-christians-knew-her-the-mother-of-jesus-in-three-ancient-texts-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}