I recently posted on changing ideas about the Virgin Maryâ??s role in the New Testament, suggesting that we see an upsurge of respectful interest in her towards the 90s of the first century. I am still grappling with the reasons for this change. Iâ??d like here to explore one particular Bible passage that really gives me problems. Itâ??s worth struggling with, though, because it says a lot about how the early church thought, and how it formed some critical habits of belief and devotion.
Revelation 12 has some phantasmagoric material that has been a mighty gift to visual artists over the past two millennia. Hereâ??s the story from verses 1-7, which I will take from the KJV to avoid copyright issues:
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