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- Mary was a Jewish peasant girl in a small village called Nazareth. Soon after puberty she became pregnant and married a young man called Joseph. She bore a son called Jesus. Her son was extraordinary. She watched as he taught and preached in the Galilean countryside. A good Jewish mother, she anguished as she saw him make powerful enemies.
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The original stories about Mary in the Gospels: birth of Jesus, flight to Egypt, wedding at Cana, her son's turbulent ministry then his death by crucifixion.
Who was Mary? She was a peasant woman living in first-century Galilee. If it weren’t for her son Jesus, she would have lived and died in obscurity – see The Real Mary of Nazareth. How do we know about her? From the stories of the New Testament – they tell us what she said and did.
Jan 17, 2024 · The virgin Mary, by God’s grace, recognized that she needed the Savior. The Bible never says that Mary was anyone but an ordinary human whom God chose to use in an extraordinary way. Yes, Mary was a righteous woman and favored (graced) by God (Luke 1:27–28).
The Bible tells us many facts about the life of Mary, mother of Jesus — mostly in Matthew and Luke. We will first present a brief outline of Mary’s life as the Lord revealed it in the Bible. Then we will examine some legends and teachings which developed in later centuries.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene. 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”.
Mary in the Gospels. The Holy Bible bears witness to Mary's central role in the life of Jesus and, thus, the life of the Church, offering the very foundation for a living tradition that venerates the Mother of our Lord.
Jan 1, 2024 · Mark's Gospel does not directly tell us where Jesus was born, and it never mentions the town Bethlehem; Several times it calls him " Jesus of Nazareth " (1:24; 10:47; 16:6) or " the Nazarene " (14:67).