Wider Than Heaven Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God

Name: Wider Than Heaven Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God
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ISBN: 9780881413267

ISBN-10: 0881413267

ISBN-13: 9780881413267

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mary B. Cunningham

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MMary, the virgin of Nazareth, was chosen by God to conceive and give birth to his only Son, Jesus Christ, at the time and place that prophets had foretold throughout the Old Testament. As Orthodox bishops eventually decided at the Third Ecumenical Council held in Ephesus, ad 431, the Virgin Mary contained God himself in her womb. She should therefore be called Theotokos (God-bearer or Birth-giver of God) and be praised for her essential role in the mystery of the Incarnation. At the Churchs recognition of her place in christological doctrine, popular veneration of the Virgin began from the middle of the fifth century and grew especially in the course of the sixth. The twelve sermons…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Saint Vladimir's Seminary Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.616

Mary Cunningham is a Lecturer in Theology at the University of Nottingham. Her publications include Faith in the Byzantine World (2002).