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In his homily on Genesis 3.16, Severian writes,
So what? Has the female sex been subjected to condemnation and left to suffer pain, without the bondage being undone? Christ came, and he undid the bondage. The bearer of the Lord appeared for the defense of her sex, the holy Virgin in place of the virgin. Eve, also being a virgin when she sinned; she (Mary) abolished the pain and the labor of the condemned one.
There is a lot of theology around Mary, some of which I do not agree, but I do think that Protestants have thrown out the baby with the bathwater when they completely dismissed Mary out of the theological speculation and application.
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Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
I think it’s safe to say that Protestants pick and chose which of the Ecumenical Councils to agree with, and, as is the case with Mary, pick and chose what canons of an Ecumenical Council to agree with. Most Protestants deny Nestorianism…but Mary as Theotokos…blasphemy.
Pick…and chose…. Protestants? Nah….