Real Mary: Why Protestant Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus - Paperback

by Scot McKnight (Author)

Would you like to meet the real Mary of Nazareth? The real Mary was an unmarried, pregnant teenage girl in first-century Palestine. She was a woman of courage, humility, spirit and resolve, and her response to the angel Gabriel shifted the tectonic plates of history.
Popular biblical scholar Scot McKnight explores the contours of Mary's life from the moment she learned of God's plan for the Messiah to the culmination of Christ's ministry on earth. Dismantling the myths and challenging our prejudices, the author introduces us to a woman who is a model for faith and who points us to her son.

Author Biography

Scot McKnight, Ph.D. is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and the author of The Jesus Creed, 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed, and many other books. Born in Southern Illinois, Scott came of age in Freeport, Illinois, attended college in Grand Rapids, MI, seminary at Trinity in Deerfield, IL. He received his PhD at the University of Nottingham in England. He has been married for 47 years, a professor for nearly 40 years, and an author of more than 80 books. His books from Paraclete include the bestseller, The Jesus Creed; Praying with the Church; and To You All Hearts are Open. Scott is awaiting the publication of a book this fall called A Church called Tov (Tyndale). Together with his wife Kris, they have two children, and two grandchildren.