Una Virgen llamada María: Tierra virgen fecundada

Abstract

This article arises from the desire to deepen the Theology of Mary and the impulse received from historical criticism and anthropology, which seeks Mary of Nazareth as mother and woman of the Jewish people under the domination of the Roman Empire. We face the challenge of discovering Mary’s mistery and God’s salvific design in the ecclesial definition of Mary as ever-virgin. This mystery is related to Mary and our life, to Mary and the Church, to Mary and today’s world, to Mary and women, to Mary and God’s plan for humanity. That’s why we will address the cultural religious context in which Mary of Nazareth lived; the dogmatic and ecclesial context; the “dogmatic” definition and its value; its theological resonances and the anthropological aspects it implies.