Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary - Brant James Pitre

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary

By Brant James Pitre

  • Release Date: 2018-10-30
  • Genre: Christianity
Score: 5
5
From 32 Ratings

Description

“Brant Pitre is one of the most compelling theological writers on the scene today.” –Bishop Robert Barron
 
Bestselling author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist casts new light on the Virgin Mary, illuminating her role in the Old and New Testaments.
 
Are Catholic teachings on Mary really biblical? Or are they the "traditions of men"? Should she be called the "Mother of God," or just the mother of Jesus? Did she actually remain a virgin her whole life or do the "brothers of Jesus" refer to her other children? By praying to Mary, are Catholics worshipping her? And what does Mary have to do with the quest to understand Jesus?
 
In Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, Dr. Pitre takes readers step-by-step from the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation to reveal how deeply biblical Catholic beliefs about Mary really are. Dr. Pitre uses the Old Testament and Ancient Judaism to unlock how the Bible itself teaches that Mary is in fact the new Eve, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the new Ark of the Covenant.

Reviews

  • Great Insight

    5
    By Devodry
    Brant is a great researcher and writer able to take very complex subjects and distill them down into understandable concepts that are easy to grasp for us lay folks. I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read of his.
  • Eye opening

    5
    By jajak68
    As a Catholic convert, I struggled with the idea of Mary. This book removed any doubts about her place in Gods plan. The source references provided by the author have given me endless hours of additional reading to deepen my faith. This is a perfect resource for Protestant friends and family who either deny the importance of Mary or simply don’t understand the rich tapestry of the Jewish heritage that is vital to understanding what it means to be a Christian.