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Jesus as the New Eve? Mary as the New Adam?
Ephrem the Syrian (AD 307-373), Saint Ephrem’s Commentary on Tatian’s Diatessaron, Carmel McCarthy trans., Chapter II, Sections 2-3 (pp. 60-61)(footnotes omitted, brackets and italics are McCarthy’s): §2. [Mary] gave birth without [the assistance of] a man. Just as in the beginning Eve was born of Adam without intercourse, so too [in the case of] Joseph…
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What's Wrong with This Image? (Blessed Virgin Mary Meets Grandma Eve)
Can You Spot the Errors? The image at right was posted by Bryan Cross over at Called to Communion as a comment on a post regarding the “Solemnity of the Annunciation of Jesus Christ.” What’s wrong with this image, leaving aside the obvious and intentional anachronism? 1) Grandma Eve’s Legs and Looks For some reason,…