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Rethinking Mary in the New Testament: What the Bible Tells Us about the Mother of the Messiah
Scholars often have questioned how much the New Testament can tell us about the Mother of Jesus. After all, Mary appears only in a few accounts and speaks on limited occasions. Can Scripture really support the many Marian beliefs developed in the Church over time? In Rethinking Mary in the New Testament , Dr. Edward Sri shows that the Bible reveals more about Mary than is commonly appreciated. For when the Mother of Jesus does appear in Scripture, it's often in passages of great importance, steeped in the Jewish Scriptures, and packed with theological significance. This comprehensive work examines every key New Testament reference to Mary, addressing common questions along the way, such Rethinking Mary in the New Testament offers a fresh, in-depth look at the Mother of Jesus in Scripture—one that helps us know Mary better and her role in God's plan.
320 pages, Paperback
Published September 15, 2018
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About the author
Edward Sri
58 books266 followersDr. Edward Sri is a nationally-known speaker on Scripture and Catholicism and the author of several best-selling books. Besides teaching at the Augustine Institute, Sri is a visiting professor at Benedictine College and a contributor to the popular apologetics series, Catholic for a Reason. Sri is also a founding leader with Curtis Martin of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students).
He also is the creator and host of a new 18-part video series on the Catholic faith for parish adult faith formation called Symbolon (Augustine Institute), and he serves the general editor of a Opening the Word: Journey through the Sunday Readings (Augustine Institute).
Dr. Sri leads pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land for lay people each year.
He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their six children in Littleton, Colorado.
Education
STD, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome)
STL, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome)
MA, Franciscan University of Steubenville
He also is the creator and host of a new 18-part video series on the Catholic faith for parish adult faith formation called Symbolon (Augustine Institute), and he serves the general editor of a Opening the Word: Journey through the Sunday Readings (Augustine Institute).
Dr. Sri leads pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land for lay people each year.
He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their six children in Littleton, Colorado.
Education
STD, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome)
STL, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome)
MA, Franciscan University of Steubenville
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January 3, 2019
I'm a former "mainstream" newspaper journalist. In retirement I write for the Catholic Register in Toronto and once in a while for the National Catholic Register. Here's a review I did of Rethinking Mary in the New Testament.
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July 30, 2022
A solid, detailed Bible study on scripture references to Mary.
May 30, 2022
How does the New Testament present Mary, the Mother of Jesus? Is there much evidence within the New Testament to properly talk about Mary? These are some of the questions that Dr. Ed Sri tries to tackle in Rethinking Mary in the New Testament.
This short book gives an overview of the various passages that Mary appears in the New Testament and provides an exegesis of those passages. It is helpful to have all the passages in one place that speak about Mary.
Sri's exegesis comes from a Catholic point of view, but he is able to highlight insights from Protestant as well as Jewish scholars to present a well rounded overview of these passages.
How technical is the book? Not as technical as a commentary but more technical than a devotional overview. Sri is trying to paint the context and will occasionally point to Greek and Hebrew, but not overly so.
His writing is generally interesting, but can be repetitive at points. There are some times when he is not presenting all of his academic work, which might have been helpful to see how he drew the conclusions he did. In the same vein, he never really does deal with the Protestant objections to his exegetical conclusions.
Overall, I would recommend this books to those interested in New Testament, biblical. or Roman Catholic theology.
Grade: B+
This short book gives an overview of the various passages that Mary appears in the New Testament and provides an exegesis of those passages. It is helpful to have all the passages in one place that speak about Mary.
Sri's exegesis comes from a Catholic point of view, but he is able to highlight insights from Protestant as well as Jewish scholars to present a well rounded overview of these passages.
How technical is the book? Not as technical as a commentary but more technical than a devotional overview. Sri is trying to paint the context and will occasionally point to Greek and Hebrew, but not overly so.
His writing is generally interesting, but can be repetitive at points. There are some times when he is not presenting all of his academic work, which might have been helpful to see how he drew the conclusions he did. In the same vein, he never really does deal with the Protestant objections to his exegetical conclusions.
Overall, I would recommend this books to those interested in New Testament, biblical. or Roman Catholic theology.
Grade: B+
January 5, 2021
I found this book extremely informative on Catholic thinking about Mary in the Bible. Dr Siri has teased out practically every mention of Mary in the NT and then explained the Church and theological thinking on what meaning might come from them. Even though Dr Siri would have to be a great theological scholar to bring all these parts together he still manages to present the ideas in a manner that is easily readable for the "average Joe'. My one suggestion would be to read about forty pages or so and then put the book away for a while as you might come to the same thought I first had, "Just how many pages can a writer get out of one word or group of words?" My first reading took in The Annunciation and The Visitation and I was quite satisfied that he had explained the "Hail Mary" more clearly to me. I came back to the book during Advent and the lead-up to Christmas and the season gave it a completely different appeal to me. Maybe I was just 'in the mood'. Anyway it brought great clarity for me about all the thinking about Christmas and was very informative and enjoyable. I will try rereading the second part concerning mainly the Crucifixion during Lent. From a Catholic in-service point of view and for ease of reading and understanding, I give the book five stars. I enjoyed it and will probably reread it in a couple of years (during Advent).
August 29, 2021
It breaks my heart to give this four stars instead of five, because it was a solid five stars all the way through until the end. There was just no conclusion, and no real solid ending at that. It ends with a normal analytical chapter, but there could've been just one more brief chapter on why knowing all of this detail about her can bring us closer to her Son, which seems like the unstated goal of the whole book anyway.
Nonetheless this should absolutely be required reading for Catholics, especially converts. It's a solid 11/10 (except the lack of conclusion).
Nonetheless this should absolutely be required reading for Catholics, especially converts. It's a solid 11/10 (except the lack of conclusion).
March 26, 2019
I’ve read other Mariology, and I wouldn’t say this made me “rethink Mary,” but it is true exegesis and uses Scripture to interpret Scripture. I’d particularly recommend it to anyone who wants a strictly Biblical explanation for the Marian teachings of the Church.
November 11, 2019
Beautiful discussion of our blessed Mother. It's woven with Old Testament and what we know about Mary from scripture and sacred tradition. Edward Sri always writes with beautiful clarity without being sappy and sentimental. This is one of his best.
December 21, 2024
Started during my silent retreat. Helpful in that it interprets just the text of the Bible and what is said about Mary. I learned a lot about why Catholics value Mary and the biblical support for those beliefs.
January 24, 2020
A master class in all things Mary in an excellent, thorough, highly readable presentation.
May 13, 2020
Love all books on The Blessed Virgin Mary. And love the Writing of Edward Sri
June 20, 2023
Such a great book on understanding Mary. Great read!
September 30, 2020
Mary, what do you know?
I'm a recent convert to Catholic church. I used to be a Protestant and had many questions about how all the Marian dogma was started and what the biblical references were. In this book by Edward Sri he explains where and how it started and what the Bible says about it. Well worth the time and price.
I'm a recent convert to Catholic church. I used to be a Protestant and had many questions about how all the Marian dogma was started and what the biblical references were. In this book by Edward Sri he explains where and how it started and what the Bible says about it. Well worth the time and price.
May 9, 2020
An excellent book with copious notes and deeply researched. A good read for anyone wanting to know more about The Mother of our Lord.
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