Enter code SCHOLAR at checkout to receive a 50% scholars' discount on all hardback books. Free shipping on all orders over £150 / $250 / €180.
Add to Wishlist

The Great Lady: Restoring Her Story

£85.00

Scholars’ price £42.50 / $52.50 / €47.50

In this, the eighteenth of Margaret Barker’s sequence of works on Temple Theology, she returns to give further and fuller attention to the figure of the Great Lady. Barker surveys the Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament and non- canonical texts from both Jewish and Christian traditions—and undertakes a re-telling of the story of the Great Lady’s shadowy but enduring presence in community memory and later writings.

 

Check book details below for scholars' price.  
Enter the code scholar at checkout.
SKU: 978-1-914490-22-4
Category:

In this, the eighteenth of Margaret Barker’s sequence of works on Temple Theology, she returns to give further and fuller attention to the figure of the Great Lady. Barker surveys the Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament and non- canonical texts from both Jewish and Christian traditions—and undertakes a re-telling of the story of the Great Lady’s shadowy but enduring presence in community memory and later writings.
This extensive volume has three parts:

The Great Lady in the first temple, revered as the heavenly Mother of the Davidic kings until King Josiah’s purge in 623BCE.

The Great Lady in the Book of Revelation, present in her ancient symbols and the hopes of her prophets, which Jesus knew.

The Great Lady hidden in the teaching of Jesus and stories about him, explaining why she was so important in the world of the early Church.

This close study of the Great Lady shows new significance in the words of the Hebrew prophets and the Qumran texts, and offers a new context for early Christian writings and so-called Gnostic texts. Barker shows how the first Christians brought the Great Lady back to their Temple Theology. She proposes that in this community Jesus her Son was the expected MelchiZedek and great high priest, and Mary of Nazareth was honoured as the Mother of God.

 

Additional information

Table of Contents

Preface
PROLOGUE
Part One
HER STORY
Chapter
WRITING THE OLD TESTAMENT
Chapter 2
READING THE OLD TESTAMENT
Chapter 3
READING OUTSIDE THE OLD TESTAMENT
Chapter 4
READING IN EXILE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Chapter 5
ISAIAH AND HIS DISCIPLES
Chapter 6
THE GREAT LADY AS ISAIAH AND HIS DISCIPLES KNEW HER
Chapter 7
THE GREAT LADY IN EXILE
Part Two
The Great Lady in Revelation
Chapter 8
THE CLOUD, THE THRONE AND THE VOICE
viii The Great Lady
Chapter 9
THE WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN
Chapter 10
THE MOTHER OF THE SAINTS AND ANGELS
Chapter 11
THE BRIDE, THE WIFE OF THE LAMB,
THE HOLY CITY JERUSALEM (REVELATION 21.9-10)

Chapter 12
THE LADY AS THE TREE OF LIFE
Part Three
THE BEATITUDES
EPILOGUE
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Subjects

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “The Great Lady: Restoring Her Story”

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Book information

Author
Margaret Barker
List Price
£85 / $105 / €95
Scholars' Price
£42.50 / $52.50 / €47.50
ISBN 13 hardback
978-1-914490-22-4
Format
Hardback
Page Extent
xii + 448
Publication Date
April 2023
Select the fields to be shown. Others will be hidden. Drag and drop to rearrange the order.
  • Image
  • SKU
  • Rating
  • Price
  • Stock
  • Availability
  • Add to cart
  • Description
  • Content
  • Weight
  • Dimensions
  • Additional information
  • Attributes
  • Custom attributes
  • Custom fields
Click outside to hide the comparison bar
Compare
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyReturn to Shop
    ×