Mary the Mother of Jesus

Mary the Mother of Jesus

Introduction

Mary (in Aramaic 'Mariam') is the name used in the Gospels to refer to the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. For Christians, Catholics, Orthodox, Coptic, Anglican and other groups Eastern Christians are most used the terms “Blessed Virgin Mary”, “Mary”, “Mother of God” or simply "the Virgin". In Islam, the name used Arabic Maryam. There is also some description in Islam regarding Mary and her virginity was justified in a quite different way. We will try to discuss some important aspects of the life of Mary

Discussion

For Hebrew name was no mere appellation, was closely linked to the person. So they used the names that describe personality, character, and was widely used "his name shall be such" when it wanted to appoint a special character mission or the unborn child.

Mary is a known name in the Tanakh or Old Testament name for being the sister of Moses and Aaron, originally written as Miryam. The version of the Septuagint mentions like Mariam, the change in the first vowel pronunciation reflects the current, the Aramaic spoken in Palestine before the birth of Christ. In the Greek text of the New Testament, the Septuagint, the name used was Mariam. Mary would probably Hellenized form of the word. While in the Middle Ages was sought pious exact meanings, under current archaeological discoveries, "Highness" or "exalted" is the closest meaning to the name of origin hebrew. Maria is also known as "Star of the Sea" or "Sea Star" (Stella Maris). This name comes from the interpretation of a passage from the Old Testament, the first Book of Kings 18:41-45.

Life of Mary according to Christian tradition

Mary is mentioned by name for the first time to write the earliest Gospel, the Gospel of Mark, but in a tangential way. In the Gospel according to Matthew is mentioned in connection with the narrative of the "miraculous conception" of Jesus and his birth and escape to Egypt.

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The Gospel of Luke is the one who gives details about Mary, to develop more fully the issues of childhood of Jesus, some of which are expanded below: the Annunciation, the Visitation to Elizabeth, the birth of Jesus, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (here the aged Simeon prophesies' yourself a sword will pierce your heart ", referring to the pain of Mary during the Passion of her Son) and the loss of Jesus and his find in the temple. It is also the evangelist Luke says that Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. In the Gospel of John, Jesus performs his first miracle at her request, in Cana. And on the cross, delivered as mother to the beloved disciple and he is given to Mary as a child. The Catholic and Orthodox theologies stand, following the miracle at Cana, the efficacy of Mary's intercession with her Son, and delivery at the foot of the cross, symbolic proclamation of Mary as' "Mother of ...