Conversations with Scripture Considering every reference to Mary

Considering every reference to Mary in the New Testament in the order that the biblical texts were written

and the increasing role played by women

Based on the assigned biblical texts for each day of the Church year

Ross sets modern questions about ordained ministry in the Church within a much wider context

Conversations with Scripture Considering every reference to MaryAlthough the Ten Commandments has been the center of much recent controversy in American politics, scripture contains many laws about which Christians are perplexed. If the Bible contains laws, shouldn't those laws be followed? What does the law that prohibits reaping a harvest to the very edges of your field mean in modern times? Or, what about God's prohibition, in Leviticus, not to round off the hair on your temples or to mar the edges of your