#4 Flashcards
Use of “woman” at Cana?
Mary is the new Eve, as Eve was referred to as “woman”
How are Mary and Eve a reversal?
Because Eve brought death to human kind, while Mary brings new life in the form of Jesus
How is Mary “the woman of the protoevangelium?”
The seed of the woman would eventually crush the serpent
Co-Redemptrix?
Title given to recognize Mary’s intimate role in the immediate preparation for redemption
Greek term for Mother of God
Theotokos
The name Mother of God was proclaimed
At the council of Ephesus, 431
The Mother of God term was a response to what heresy?
That God would never be born of a woman, Jesus became God after the birth, not at conception
Why is Mary “mother of the church?”
Mary’s son Jesus founded the church,
Use of mother on the cross
To show that Mary is the mother of the whole world
What does ever virgin mean?
Always a virgin
The sacrifice of virginity preserved
The uniqueness of God’s role as father of Jesus
God alone would bring
Forth life within Mary
Who are the brothers of Jesus?
Close male relatives, the Aramaic language didn’t distinguish between the two
Catholic vs Protestant view of Mary?
Virgin vs. Normal life because of bothers of Jesus
When was the Immaculate Conception proclaimed?
1854
