The Apostles' Creed

Born of the Virgin Mary
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-70342-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 653 g

Reihe: Studies in Theology and Religion

What does it mean when Christians confess that Jesus was ‘born of the Virgin Mary’? This volume of essays, written by an international group of scholars, approaches this question from various perspectives. From examining the Old Testament backgrounds to exploring the Virgin Birth in various traditions and cultures, each chapter offers fresh perspectives. The contributors explore topics ranging from the Pre-Nicene tradition to modern cinematic interpretations, and from the perspectives of renowned theologians to interfaith dialogue with Islam and Hinduism. Engaging and thought-provoking, this volume promises to illuminate the significance of the Virgin Birth across diverse religious and cultural contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarot, Marcel

Wieringen, Archibald L H M van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors

The Virgin Birth in the Apostles’ Creed

Introductory Remarks

Marcel Sarot and Archibald van Wieringen

Born of the Virgin Mary

Various Old Testament Backgrounds

Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen

Ecce Ancilla Domini

Mary as Assistant to God according to Luke 1:26–38

Bart J. Koet

Test or Testimony?

Mary’s Virginity in the Infancy Gospel of James (Protevangelium Jacobi) and in Godard’s Film Je vous salue, Marie (Hail Mary) (1984)

Caroline H.C.M. Vander Stichele

Born of the Virgin Mary

Virgin Motherhood in the Pre-Nicene Tradition

Jan W.M. Hendriks

Sarah and Mary

Mothers of the People

Marcel J.H.M. Poorthuis

The Virgin Birth in the Theology of John Damascene

Dries J.L.A. De Crom

“We Are Mothers When We Carry Him and Give Birth to Him”

The Role of Mary as a Virgin, Mother, and Maidservant in the Lives of Francis and Clare of Assisi

Willem Marie Speelman

“This Brought God Down into Mary”

Hadewijch on the Pregnancy of the Virgin Mary in the Present

Rob V.J. Faesen

Thomas Aquinas on the Virgin Birth

Harm Goris

Sixteenth-Century Reformers’ Perspectives on the Virgin Birth

Arnold Huijgen

The Interpretation of “Born of the Virgin Mary” by Romano Guardini

Bernhard Hegge

‘Born of the Virgin Mary’ and Islam

Pim Valkenberg

The Virgin Birth of a Superhero

An Intertextual Reading of Mahabharata I. 104.6–16

Yesu Karunanidhi

On Intimate Terms with the Virgin Mary

The Counterintuitive Space Offered by “Born of the Virgin Mary”

Jacques W.G. Körver

Our Lady of the Covering

Depictions of the Virgin Birth in Jesus Films

Frank G. Bosman

Reality and Meaning of the Virgin Birth

An Attempt to Integrate Various Disciplinary Perspectives

Marcel Sarot

Index of Modern Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Marcel Sarot, PhD (1992), is Professor of Fundamental Theology at the School of Catholic Theology of Tilburg University. He has published extensively in philosophical theology, philosophy of religion and fundamental theology.

Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen, PhD (1993), is Professor of Old Testament at the School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University. He has published especially on prophetic litertaure and communication-oriented analysis. He is the co-editor of Teaching and Tradition: On their Dynamic Interaction (Brill, 2023) and Themes and Texts in Luke-Acts (Brill, 2023) and co-author along with Frank G. Bosman of Video Games as Art (De Gruyter, 2022).