Victor Buksbazell says in his book, Miriam the Virgin of Nazareth: It was a tragic irony that the Hasmonean dynasty, which started out as a revolt against idolatry and foreign rule, in the end succumbed to alien ways and culture. Within the nation, the high priesthood became an object of bargaining, the sacred office sometimes going to the highest bidder.
According to Josephus, no man's life and no woman's honor was safe under Herod the Great. when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians and the Temple was destroyed, Israel had had no real independence. God had chosen the nation Israel to demonstrate to the world his ways with his people. God intervening on behalf of his people, in his own way, in his own time. We will note a few of the many ways in which it is relevant to an understanding and appreciation of womanhood.įirst, I believe we need to see God in action. Yet in all the feminist literature I have surveyed, not once have I seen significant reference to this Scripture, though many others have been quoted or misquoted. Surely the greatest honor bestowed upon any human being was the dignity of bringing to birth God's own Son. as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever. he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree.He has helped his servant Israel.
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Luke l:28, 30, 35.Īnd Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. and the virgin name was Mary.and said: Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!.Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin.
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