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Was the Mother of Jesus a Slave? SSL 304

Was the Mother of Jesus a Slave? SSL 304

How Jesus might have been born into slavery

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Apr 10, 2024
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Hello, friends,

Today, is some scholarly work on the social status of Mary the mother of Jesus that might surprise you. More details are below to dig in further to the people and work discussed in the episode.

⭐️⭐️Listen to the audio here: https://lisadelay.com/blog/was-the-mother-of-god-a-slave-ssl-304/


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Article read on SSL 304 to read for yourself, if you’d like: https://www.thedailybeast.com/was-the-virgin-mary-actually-a-slave
Author of article is Candida Moss. More info on her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_Moss


Books by Moss: https://amzn.to/4cTx0DG


Scholar Dr Mitzi J. Smith info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzi_J._Smith


Book link:
https://amzn.to/3PZNQXJ


Other books by Smith: https://amzn.to/3JfRyc5


A related article (with a differing conclusion) included on episode by Russell McKinney https://russellmckinney.com/2018/12/14/mary-the-slave-of-the-lord/

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