Jewish Roots of Mary

Marian doctrine traced back through its Old Testament and Second Temple background: the New Eve, the Ark of the Covenant, the queen mother, the New Rachel.

Based on Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary (Image, 2018). Page numbers refer to that book.

116 arguments · 198 verses · 52 authorities · 94 passages · 8 themes · 8 reading plans · open the whole map

Themes

Birth of the Messiah12 arguments
Mother of the Church9 arguments
New Ark19 arguments
New Eve20 arguments
New Rachel15 arguments
Perpetual Virginity19 arguments
Queen Mother16 arguments
Typology (Method)8 arguments

Reading plans

Chapter 1 — Through Ancient Jewish Eyes8 stops
Chapter 2 — The New Eve19 stops
Chapter 3 — The New Ark19 stops
Chapter 4 — The Queen Mother15 stops
Chapter 5 — The Perpetual Virgin19 stops
Chapter 6 — The Birth of the Messiah12 stops
Chapter 7 — The New Rachel16 stops
Chapter 8 — At the Foot of the Cross8 stops

Authorities

Jewish source

Classical source

Tacitus

Church Father

Magisterial

Liturgical text

Sub tuum praesidium

Modern scholar