SRS 2111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ibn Kathir, Surah, Fiqh

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 2111
• Professor: Naomi Goldenberg

Document Summary

Question 5: the virgin mary: before writing the sentence noted in the question, reuther was writing about how the popular doctrine for the assumption of mary developed from egypt in the fourth to early fifth centuries (ruether, 2014). Considering the timeline, as well as the fact that there are two different versions of the apocryphal story of mary"s death, one can assume that. Ruether is correct to question the establishment of the doctrine. Although people did devote to mary from all walks of life, the original story and image of mary has changed. Testaments, but rather a serious level of devotion. The idea of the virgin mary grew from being a symbol of ascetic spirituality and the feminine virgin soul , and was known as the queen of heaven, as well as being the maternal image of the divine (ruether, 2014). The image of mary has developed, and so has the story of her assumption.