Name: Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief
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Author: Joseph Ratzinger
ISBN: 9780898700268

portada Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Ratzinger

Publisher

Ignatius Press

Year

1983

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

18.5 x 12.6 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.10 kg.

ISBN

0898700264

ISBN13

9780898700268

Edition No.

Synopsis "Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief"

Daughter Zion explores the biblical witness to the Church's Marian dogmas- Mary's role as Mother of God, her virginity, the Immaculate Conception, and her Assumption into heaven. Cardinal Ratzinger examines how these beliefs are linked to the Churchs faith in Jesus Christ. Far from competing with the truth about Christ, the Churchs Marian beliefs uphold and underscore that truth. Marys role in salvation, according to Cardinal Ratzinger, was anticipated in the Old Testament. She was prefigured in Eve, the Mother of the Living; in the holy women of the Old Testament, such as Sarah, Hannah, Deborah, Esther, and Judith; and in the prophetic image of the daughter Zion. Cardinal Ratzinger also considers Marys place as the embodiment of created wisdom, who faithfully received the Uncreated Wisdom of the World of God in the Incarnation. Daughter Zion avoids the extremes of denying any biblical foundation for Marian doctrine on the one hand and fundamentalistic proof-texting on the other. Instead, the author beautifully and lucidly develops key biblical themes to help readers understand and appreciate the Mother of God.

Joseph Ratzinger

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(Marktl, 1927 - Ciudad del Vaticano, 2022) Teólogo y prelado alemán, elegido Papa de la Iglesia Católica el 19 de abril de 2005, como sucesor de Juan Pablo II. Tras cerca de ocho años de pontificado, presentó su renuncia en febrero de 2013, decisión con escasísimos precedentes en los dos mil años de historia de la Iglesia.

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