Mary (Mother of Jesus)

When Jesus addressed His mother "woman" wasn't a sign of respect?" [John 2:4-5].

How do you contend with the Catholic view of the perpetual virginity of Mary? [Hebrews 13:4, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 13:55, 1 Corinthians 7:5-6].

Caller shares concerns about common representations of Bible authorship and the age of Mary when she gave birth to Jesus.

How did Mary not know about Jesus' sanity when she and others had seen miracles and experienced so much to confirm who He was? [Mark 3:20-21, Matthew 11:2-3].

Are my prayers to the saints and Mary helpful to my son who recently repented on his deathbed?

Is Mary the new Eve? [Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5:31-32].

Is Mary the woman in Revelation 12? [Revelation 12:1-6].

Why do Protestants seems to dismiss Mary as the woman giving birth in Revelation 12? [Revelation 12:2, Psalm 2:9, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 12:15].

Does the woman in Revelation with the stars giving birth represent Mary, the mother of Jesus? [Genesis 37:9].

When Mary was impregnated, was Jesus then partly human and part God, or all God? [Luke 1:35].

Did Mary ever write anything down about Jesus' youth and ministry?

Why do we say that Jesus came from David's line? Was it because he was Joseph's adopted son? [Luke 3:23, Matthew 1:1-17].

How does it work if Jesus was sinless, but was born as a human, who is automatically sinful? Is this why He wanted to be baptized?

Steve and Catholic apologist Tim Staples continue their discussion. Topic: Marion Doctrine (Mary, Mother of God).

Why is the phrase "born of woman" used here about John the Baptist, since Jesus was also "born of a woman?" [Matthew 11:11, John 1:13].

How do we reconcile Jesus still being the "Son of David," if he is not genealogically linked to David through Joseph? [Matthew 1:2-16, Luke 3:23, Luke 3:31-32].

Did Jesus have Mary's blood (and DNA)?

Do you have any thoughts on the DNA of Jesus?

Referring to Mary's purification process and the inclusion of the pronoun "their" rather than "her" in some translations, which seems to suggest that Jesus needed purification also, do you think that Jesus needed to be purified? [Luke 2:22].

Why couldn't Mary and Joseph find relatives to stay with when they went to Bethlehem?

What do Catholics say about "Jerusalem, the mother of us all" instead of Mary? [Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9-10].

If the word "virgin" in Hebrew means "young woman" does the fact that the apostles used the Greek Septuagint (where the word is "parthenos," which means "virgin") tend to nullify the argument of liberal scholars that Mary may not have been a virgin? [Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14].

How would you explain the incarnation of God through Mary, to a Catholic?

How important was Mary in the history of the church? What about the visions of Mary? [Acts 1].

Could you help me assess what seems to be better answers coming from Greek Orthodoxy? [Matthew 23:5-6, 2 Timothy 2:1-7].

Did Mary know that Jesus was the Messiah, or was she unsure? [Mark 3:20-21, Mark 3:31].

Is this the same Mary as the mother of Jesus? [Matthew 27:55, Matthew 13:55].

Could you explain what was meant when Simeon blessed the baby Jesus and prophecied to Mary about "piercing her heart?" [Luke 2:34-35].

Why are we given both Joseph and Mary's genealogies, and how does the line of Jospeh relate to Jesus'? [Luke 3, Matthew 1, Jeremiah 22:28-30].

Catholics believe that Jesus would not deny any request of Mary in our prayers. [John 19:26, John 2:3, Luke 11:27-28].

Do you think that Jesus had some of the human DNA of Mary?

Why do we take the "virgin birth" literally, since there are numerous stories and myths making similar claims? [Isaiah 7:14].

What does this phrase mean "What have I to do with you?" [Luke 8:28, John 2:4, Matthew 8:29].

Has anything good come from apparitions and visions of Mary? [2 Thessalonians 2:9]

Why did Jesus choose John to care for his mother, when He had brothers that could've done so?

Can you help me sort the chronology of the story of the birth of Jesus and the Wise Men? [Luke 2:39].

Jewish listener shares information about his new book that is supportive of the Christian faith, but it is from the Jewish view. He also comments on the reason there was a need for the virgin birth. He refers to his book and radio show "The Bible Live."

Why did just Mary and Joseph have to go to Bethlehem for the census, and not their parents also?

What do you think about all the reported apparitions of Mary all over the world?

Why did Jesus commit his mother Mary's care to John, rather than one of her other children, after his death? [Acts 1, John 7:5].

Why do some people deny the virgin birth, when scripture clearly prophesies it? [Isaiah 7:11-14, Isaiah 45:11].

How do you help someone overcome the influence of the "Marian Doctrine"? [Matthew 12:46-50].

Did someone take Mary and Jesus into a house, moving them from the stable? [Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:11].

What do you know about Nestorius and the controversy in the Church of the East?

What can you say about "Mary Appariations"?

Do Catholics actually pray to the Mary, the mother of Jesus?

Is there something significant about it when Jesus spoke to his mother and called her "woman?" [John 2:4].

Was Mary asking Jesus to go get more wine or perform a miracle and create the wine at the wedding at Cana? [John 2:1-11].

Caller's friend thinks that there's a major significance to the mother of Jesus, Mary. When they start to believe that kind of thing?

Why did God choose to have Mary pregnant during her betrothal to her husband Joseph? [Luke 1, Luke 2]