Eve, Mary and Jezebel Compare and Contrast

Abstract

Eve and Marry had myriad similarities in their lives. Jezebel delineated a complete different character. The thesis statement is: “There is a great similarity in the life and character of Eve and Mary but Jezebel's life and character is quite opposite to Eve and Mary”. Mary is the name used in the Gospels to refer to the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Jezebel was the wife of the ruler of Israel the Bible Ahab accuses her for diverting him from the true God and worshiping her god Baal. Eve was the first woman on earth along with Adam. The lives of Eve, Jazebel and Mary can be compared in number of ways. Both Eve and Mary were the wives of prophets but on the other hand, Jazel was the wife of Israelis ruler. Both Mary and Eve portray a positive image in history but Jazebel forms a negative character as she endeavors to deviate people from the true path of God. She was also responsible for the killing of myriad people.

Contents

Introduction4

Mary4

Jezebel6

Eve7

Explanation7

Eve, Mary and Jezebel Compare and Contrast

Introduction

In bible there are myriad people discussed who have great similarities and they can be compared at number of events. Similarly, Eve and Marry also had myriad similarities in their lives. On the contrary, Jezel (wife of Israel's ruler discussed in Bible) delineates an entire opposite character.

Thesis Statement

There is a great similarity in the life and character of Eve and Mary but Jezebel's life and character is quite dissimilar to Eve and Mary.

Mary

Mary is the name used in the Gospels to refer to the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. For Christians, Catholics, Orthodox, Copts, Anglicans and other Eastern Christians groups, most often used terms are "Holy Virgin Mary", "Virgin Mary" and "Mother of God."

Mary is mentioned several times in the New Testament, and she has a particularly important role in the beginning of Luke's Gospel and in the Gospel according to John. She also played a significant role in the development of early Christian theology beyond the New Testament era. From the second century to the middle of the fifth, the focus of theological reflection on Mary was primarily Christological. Already from the third century, however, and up to the end of the sixth, it gradually shifted toward ecclesiological concerns. The mother of Jesus is one of several women named Mary in the New Testament. Her name renders the Greek Maria (also Mariam), which is from the Hebrew name Miriam. The most prominent person in the Old Testament to bear that name was the sister of Moses (Exod. 15:20; Num. 26:59). A third Greek form of the name, Mariamme, also was in use in the first century a.d. (Josephus, Ant. 3.2.4.54). The first reference in Mark to Mary's name is in 6:3 (cf. Matt. 13:55); earlier in the Gospel, Mark had referred to "the mother of Jesus" (3:31-35; cf. Matt. 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21), without mentioning her name. At that point, however, the Gospel's concern was not with the ...