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Barcode30053003809202
StatusChecked Out
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No232.91 TABO
Title The lost Mary : rediscovering the Mother of Jesus / James D. Tabor.
Author Tabor, James D., 1946- author.
CollectionNEW: Adult 200-299
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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
Checked OutParis-Bourbon30053003809202232.91 TABO11/12/2025 Due on 12/9/2025

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Personal Name Tabor, James D., 1946- author.
Title Statement The lost Mary : rediscovering the Mother of Jesus / James D. Tabor.
Edition Statement First hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, [2025]
Physical Description xii, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Content Type still image sti rdacontent
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, Etc. "A deep dive into the life of history's "best known, least known" woman, the Virgin Mary, tracking how her story was changed and lost over the centuries. In the first century AD, a widowed Jewish woman raised eight children during a brutal Roman occupation of her homeland, instilling into them the lessons she'd learned from growing up under extreme violence barely twenty years before. Some of her sons would go on to proselytize based on what she'd taught; her eldest would face persecution, crucifixion, and, after his death, be known to the world as Jesus Christ. But everyone knows Jesus. What do we know about Mary? Anchoring itself firmly in the "messianic game of thrones" employed by Herod the Great and turbulence of Roman rule, The Lost Mary presents a detailed account of the influences shaping Mary's life, and, by extension, the lives she touched. With precision and expertise, Dr. Tabor breathes life into a woman who remains well-known but unseen, exploring her upbringing and marriage, and presents a compelling case for understanding her not as the saintly mother of a prophet, but as the influential foremother of a movement. Working with snippets from the Bible and primary writings from the period, and drawing on his long academic career, Dr. Tabor pieces together a spellbinding composite of Christianity's forgotten founder: A girl from a wealthy and well-pedigreed family in the cosmopolitan city of Sepphoris. A fierce and devoted mother who instilled her beliefs into her sons. A woman whose accomplishments were lost to theological dogma and time, but, guided by this groundbreaking work, may once again be imagined as something more"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint

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