-— It can’t emphasize anything about Jesus when He isn’t even named. -—
If anyone knows who Mary is they know Who she gave birth to.
Theotokos is simply one of many titles given to Mary. It’s not a complete treatise on mariology or theology.
Big shots get LOTS of titles:
Muhammad is often referenced with these titles of praise or epithet:
- an-Nâbî, "the Prophet"
- ar-Rasûl, "the Messenger"
- al-Habeeb, "the beloved"
- al-MustafÄ, "the chosen one"[4]
- al-Amîn, "the trustworthy"[5]
- al-Sadîq, "the honest"[6]
- al-Haq, "the truthful"[7]
- ar-Rauf, "the kind"[8]
- al-Uswa-e-Hasana, "the model of conduct"[9]
- al-InsÄn al-KÄmil, "the perfect man"[10]
- Khairul Bashar, "the best of mankind"[11]
- KhÄtim an-NâbîyÄ«n, "the seal of the prophets"[12]
- Rahmatul al-'alameen, "the beneficent and mercy of all the worlds personified"[13]
- as-Shaheed, "the witness"[14]
- al-Mubashir, "the bearer of good tidings"[15]
- an-Nadhir, "the warner"[15]
- al-Mudhakkir, "the reminder"[16]
- ad-DÄ‘ī, "the one who calls (unto God)"[17]
- al-Bashir, "the announcer"[18]
- an-NÅ«r, "the light personified"[19]
- as-Siraj-un-Munir, "the light-giving lamp"[20]
- al-Kareem, "the noble"[21]
- Nimat-ullah, "the divine favour"[22]
- al-Muzzammil, "the wrapped"[23]
- al-Muddathir, "the shrouded"[24]
- al-'Aqib, "the last (prophet)"[25][26]
- al-Mutawakkil, "the one who puts his trust (in God)"[27]
- al-Kuthâm, "the generous one"
- al-Mahi, "the eraser (of disbelief)"[28]
- al-Muqaffi, "the one who followed (all other prophets)"
- an-Nâbîyyu at-Tawbah, "the prophet of penitence"
- al-Fatih, "the opener"
- al-Hashir, "the gatherer (the first to be resurrected) on the day of judgement"[26]
- as-Shafe'e, "the intercessor"[29][30]
- al-Mushaffi, "the one whose intercession shall be granted"[31]
The ONLY thing I know about Mary; is that Jesus came from her womb.