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To: blue-duncan; Dr. Eckleburg; adiaireton8; HarleyD; AlbionGirl; xzins; wmfights
The scriptures say that Mary was unclean due to the birth and could not touch any hallowed thing nor enter the synagogue until her 40 days of purification were complete.

Luke 2:22-24, "And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

Yes indeed. In addition, this scripture directly contradicts the opening words of the Protoevangelium of James:

1. In the records of the twelve tribes of Israel was Joachim, a man rich exceedingly; and he brought his offerings double, saying: There shall be of my superabundance to all the people, and there shall be the offering for my forgiveness to the Lord for a propitiation for me.

The passage in Luke speaks of turtledoves or pigeons, a poor man's sacrifice according to:

Lev. 12:7c-8 : " 'These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. 8 If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.' "

How strange that if Mary's father was so rich, that she was so poor right after marriage. It seems odd to me that if we are to accept the Protoevangelium as the source of so many Marian doctrines, that the opening words of the document so categorically contradict scripture.

311 posted on 12/06/2006 5:50:19 AM PST by Forest Keeper
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To: Forest Keeper; blue-duncan; Dr. Eckleburg; adiaireton8; HarleyD; AlbionGirl; xzins; wmfights
"Yes indeed. In addition, this scripture directly contradicts the opening words of the Protoevangelium of James:"
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Again the Bereans are an example of how we should respond to any new belief.

It's surprising that so much doctrine and ritual can be created around a document that all scholars acknowledge is a forgery. FWIW, I believe it speaks volumes that NONE of the Apostles thought to write about Mary and any "special" powers she possessed.

Mary is clearly a special person in our faith, but it diminishes her to create a mythology around her that just isn't true.
321 posted on 12/06/2006 7:08:24 AM PST by wmfights (Romans 8:37-39)
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