(September 13, 2017 at 9:05 am)vorlon13 Wrote:My comment about Mary not existing until about 1100 A.D. or so has to do with the name = Mary = and not necessarily with the character. It's important to remember that the Bible is an English creation so the writers kept changing the names of the main characters to reflect their biases. But a couple of Dutch conmen came up with the name of Jesus, which didn't exist before 1630.(September 13, 2017 at 1:02 am)Minimalist Wrote: Mary's role was the subject of heated debate at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.
It actually led to a major schism.
A schism ?
How can a religion with tons and tons of evidence be subject to different interpretations that would lead to a schism ??
ESPECIALLY about some major tenet of the faith ??
The important thing about names is that they influence how and what you think about the characters. Even if you didn't know anything about biblical stories wouldn't you think that Mary would be a more appropriate name for "Jesus'" mommy than Jezebel?