The Virgin Mary (book)
The Virgin Mary: The Roman Catholic Marian Doctrine is the English title of Italian Protestant theologian Giovanni Miegge's 1950 work La vergine Maria: Saggio di storia del dogma.[1] In the original Italian language it has gone through four printings, the most recent in 2008.[1]
Overview
The book presents, in chronological order, the development of
Translations
Part of a series of articles on |
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General perspective |
Specific views |
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Prayers and devotions |
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The book was translated into English by Waldo Smith, with an added foreword by
The French translation, by Jacqueline Tadjer-Orenpo, was published in 1961.[6]
Reviews
Miegge comes in for criticism from Barrois for his scriptural exegesis, particularly in his interpretation of Mark 3: 31–35 and John 19: 25–27, where he states that Mary is "rebuked" by Jesus. Similarly, Miegge argues that Roman Catholic theologians "read too much" into the words of the angel Gabriel to Mary in Luke 1: 28 (the Annunciation), an assessment with which Barrois agrees; however, Barrois also states that Miegge seems to put too little weight on these words.[4] Carroll, himself a Catholic who admits that he is disposed to disagree with Miegge's analysis, praises the clarity with which Miegge analyses Catholic and Protestant differences in their conception of Christianity, but evaluated his description of Catholic Marian belief and practise as "often far removed from reality".[5] It was also reviewed in the International Review of Mission and The New York Times.[7][8]
Editions
- Miegge, Giovanni (1950), La Vergine Maria: saggio di storia del dogma, Torre Pellice, Editrice claudiana, OCLC 18791115.
- Miegge, Giovanni; Smith, Waldo Edward Lovel (1955), The Virgin Mary: The Roman Catholic Marian Doctrine, Philadelphia: Westminster Press, OCLC 1670180.
- Miegge, Giovanni; Smith, Waldo Edward Lovel (1955), The Virgin Mary: The Roman Catholic Marian Doctrine, London: Lutterworth Press, OCLC 1033052.
- Miegge, Giovanni; Tadjer-Orenpo, Jacqueline (1961), La Vierge Marie, Bergers et les mages, Paris: Librairie Protestante, OCLC 422114697.
- Miegge, Giovanni; Siege, Kurt-Victor (1962), Die Jungfrau Maria: Studie zur Geschichte der Marienlehre, Kirche und Konfession, Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, OCLC 5731744.
References
- ^ a b "Claudiana riedita un classico di Miegge su Maria", Evangelici.net, 2008-12-23, retrieved 2011-07-18
- ISBN 978-0-304-70781-2
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- ^ a b Carroll, Eamon (1956), "Book Reviews: The Virgin Mary" (PDF), Theological Studies, 17 (4): 600–601
- ISBN 978-2-7122-0494-5
- OCLC 707481053
- ^ Burger, Nash K. (1956-06-24), "In the Field of Religion", The New York Times, p. BR9, retrieved 2011-06-24