Abstract

Lukan Mariology does not present a holistic picture of Jesus’ Mother, although no doubt it is fundamentally important for the narrative of Luke-Acts. The Infancy Narrative and the three further traditions disseminated in the main bulk of the Lukan work (Lk 8:21; 11:27-28; Acts 1:14) show that her person cannot be limited to her faith or motherhood only. The author of the third Gospel composed a careful set of scenes in order to share with his readers much fuller picture of Mary. Being a Mother of the Lord, she is also a disciple following God’s will and the teaching of her Son. In this study the author is looking for some fresh insights from the text applying methodology presented recently by C. Bennema and other scholars interested in the Gospels’ characters and their characterisation.

Highlights

  • The broader theological perspective of the third Evangelist

  • There is no doubt that the leading role of Mary in Luke–Acts is confined to the first two chapters of the Gospel

  • Luke 1–2 leaves no doubt that the figure of the Mother of Jesus is fundamentally important for the third Evangelist and is connected to the identity of her Son in an essential way

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Summary

Narrative Order

There is no doubt that the leading role of Mary in Luke–Acts is confined to the first two chapters of the Gospel. Luke 1–2 leaves no doubt that the figure of the Mother of Jesus is fundamentally important for the third Evangelist and is connected to the identity of her Son in an essential way.. Experts on Luke–Acts have noticed the existence of a two-layered story in Luke 1–4, whose main characters are John the Baptist and Jesus. In Luke’s story, Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, remains almost entirely in the shadow of his wife, or blends with her into a sort of a collective character (1:7; 2:4-5.516.22-24.27.33.39.41-51). There is no doubt that in the individual scenes concerning Mary, the Evangelist presented a profound picture that requires the parallel to John’s parents to be taken into consideration

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Description of Characters
Mary’s Identity as a Consequence of God’s Actions
Endowed with Grace
Invited to Participate in God’s Plans
Mary’s Response to God’s Action
Blessed is She Who Believed
Mary in the School of God and His Son
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