Rethinking Mary in the New Testament: What the Bible Tells Us about the Mother of the Messiah

Scholars often have questioned how much the New Testament can tell us about the Mother of Jesus. After all, Mary appears only in a few accounts and speaks on limited occasions. Can Scripture really support the many Marian beliefs developed in the Church over time?

In Rethinking Mary in the New Testament, Dr. Edward Sri shows that the Bible reveals more about Mary than is commonly appreciated. For when the Mother of Jesus does appear in Scripture, it's often in passages of great importance, steeped in the Jewish Scriptures, and packed with theological significance.

This comprehensive work examines every key New Testament reference to Mary, addressing common questions along the way, such as:

• What was Mary's life like before the Annunciation?
• Is there biblical support for Mary's Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity?
• Does Scripture reveal Mary as our spiritual mother?
• What does it mean for Mary to be full of grace?
• How is Mary the New Eve, Ark of the Covenant, and Queen Mother?
• Can Mary be identified with the woman in Revelation 12?

Rethinking Mary in the New Testament offers a fresh, in-depth look at the Mother of Jesus in Scripture--one that helps us know Mary better and her role in God's plan.

Dr. Edward Sri is a theologian, author and well-known Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN. Each year he speaks to clergy, parish leaders, catechists and laity from around the world.

He has written several best-selling books, including A Biblical Walk through the Mass, Walking with Mary and Who Am I to Judge?-Responding to Relativism with Logic and Love. His latest release is Into His Likeness: Be Transformed as a Disciple.

Edward Sri is also the host of the acclaimed film series Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained (Augustine Institute) and the presenter of several faith formation film series, including A Biblical Walk through the Mass (Ascension Press), Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother (Ascension Press); Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John (Ascension Press).

He is a founding leader with Curtis Martin of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) and serves as a professor of theology at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Sri leads pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land each year and is the host of the weekly podcast All Things Catholic. He holds a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their eight children in Littleton, Colorado.