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Mary for Evangelicals: New Book Explores a
Biblical Mariology That Has a Lot More to it Than You Think
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Catholic Answers
Dec. 5, 2023
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- When faithful Protestants start feeling themselves drawn
toward Catholicism, there's often one thing they stumble over: Catholic
teaching about Mary, the mother of Jesus. A new book from Catholic Answers
promises to help them clear that hurdle—or at least come to see Catholic
beliefs in a more positive light.
In Bible Mary: the Mother of Jesus in the Word of God, Fr. John Waiss
presents a rich and scripturally faithful portrait of the one whom the angel
Gabriel called "blessed among women." More than a pious devotional, more
than a collection of prooftexts to throw back at objectors to the usual
Marian doctrines, Bible Mary is the first popular, accessible book to
plunge deep into God's written word to build up a comprehensive Mariology
that makes sense to Protestants.
After beginning with the traditional "keys" of scriptural interpretation,
such as patterns of type and fulfillment from the Old Testament to the new,
Fr. Waiss then walks through the many misunderstandings and disputed
doctrines about Mary that separate Protestants from Catholics. But in so
doing, he does more than give the standard apologetic answers—he builds a
positive case, revealing how Mary is not a biblical appendage or
afterthought but a central figure from the beginning of salvation history.
"Mary is so often an obstacle for Protestants, or the medicine they think
they have to swallow if they want to become Catholic," says Todd Aglialoro,
director of publishing for Catholic Answers Press. "But nothing is farther
from the truth. Bible Mary shows Protestants and Catholics alike that
our beliefs about Mary are part of a beautiful, integrated whole of biblical
truth."
About the Author: Fr. John R. Waiss is a priest of the personal
prelature of Opus Dei.
SOURCE Catholic Answers
CONTACT: Kerry Beck, 619-387-7200,
kbeck@catholic.com
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