Mary as the New Eve

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I found this on Twitter, I think, and saved it. Unfortunately, I neglected to record the source, so please accept my humble apologies:

The New Testament is a new Genesis. If Christ is the “New Adam,” how is Mary the “New Eve”?

Let’s look Eve listens to the words of the serpent (Satan), and damnation enters the world. Mary listens to the words of the angel, Gabriel, and salvation enters the world. As St. Irenaeus, the second-century bishop of Lyon, teaches: “The knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary” (Against Heresies 3.22.4). And “for what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.”

The Blessed Virgin Mary provides a redemption of femininity and motherhood. Where Eve was pulled from Adam, the new Adam is pulled from Mary. As the old Adam and Eve were created in the grace of God, so too are the new Adam and Eve without the stain of original sin. For Mary, this is the Immaculate conception. Mary is without sin not only due to her role as the “New Ark of the Covenant,” the perfected earthly vessel for God, but also due to her role as New Eve—a return to the perfection of the Garden and man’s rectitude with God. Eve is the “mother of all who live,” but Mary is the mother of all who live in Christ. In all this, it is now a woman, Mary, who is exalted as the highest creature in all of creation.
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I'm sorry if this is widely known, but it blew my mind! It makes so much sense. The Bible really is fascinating.
 
There is a great book for you: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre. It is certainly possible this passage is directly from the book.
 
Papist said:
I found this on Twitter, I think, and saved it. Unfortunately, I neglected to record the source, so please accept my humble apologies:



I'm sorry if this is widely known, but it blew my mind! It makes so much sense. The Bible really is fascinating.
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God's word is massively, unfathomably deep.

Oh, and I like your user name. I want to get one of those yellow "Baby on board" signs, only have it read "Papist on board".
 
Kentucky Gent said:
God's word is massively, unfathomably deep.

Oh, and I like your user name. I want to get one of those yellow "Baby on board" signs, only have it read "Papist on board".
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Thanks! Much appreciated. 😄

Indeed, Job 11:7-8. I seem to constantly uncover interesting things. Are you aware of the meanings of the names listed in the genealogy in Genesis? 🤯
 
Papist said:
Thanks! Much appreciated. 😄

Indeed, Job 11:7-8. I seem to constantly uncover interesting things. Are you aware of the meanings of the names listed in the genealogy in Genesis? 🤯
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So far I've read the Catholic Old Testament up to (but not including) Job, in NABRE. Job is up next for me (interesting coincidence, in light of your comment). I did actually read Job in a Protestant Bible, years ago.

Not gonna lie, I just slogged through the genealogies, everywhere, not just in Genesis. Without worrying about the meaning of the names. So the short answer is "No, not aware of the meanings."
 
Kentucky Gent said:
So far I've read the Catholic Old Testament up to (but not including) Job, in NABRE. Job is up next for me (interesting coincidence, in light of your comment). I did actually read Job in a Protestant Bible, years ago.

Not gonna lie, I just slogged through the genealogies, everywhere, not just in Genesis. Without worrying about the meaning of the names. So the short answer is "No, not aware of the meanings."
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I find this very interesting:

 
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