Article 2 of 3 in the series Mary - Handmaid of The Lord
Women of the Bible | by Helen Hunter | Volume 18, Issue 6 | November – December 2012
Obeying the Law
Eight days after the birth of Jesus, at the time of circumcision, Joseph and Mary implicitly obeyed the angel and called the baby ‘Jesus’. Then followed the days of purification – despite the fact that the holy thing which was born of her was the Son of God, Mary still had to …
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