[Magdalen] Salve Regina.

[Roger Stokes]

On 19/08/2019 09:57, Simon Kershaw wrote:
> On 2019-08-16 19:22, ME Michaud wrote:
>> I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, 
>> and a
>> crown of stars on her  head.
>
> And ...?
>
> Only by very belatedly reading back into the text can this been seen 
> as being about Mary.

That happens way too often, and in different contexts. Consider the 
number of times Scripture has been cited as evidence that the world is 
about to end. Gamaliel's advice to the Sanhedrin and the observation 
that others before Christ had claimed to be the Messiah so it's best to 
see how things develop is sage advice. As for the Assumption or 
Dormition of Mary, that is a story that has a very long history. I would 
not expect it to be included in the Bible because it would be a side 
issue to the main purpose of what was written. The Gospels were to 
recount what Jesus said and did. The Acts, likewise, the history of the 
Early Church. The Epistles generally were advice to local churches or to 
individuals. Revelation seeks to convey a vision of how the history of 
the world could end.

Roger