The Orthodox Study Bible, New Testament and Psalms, (1993) Saint Athanasius Orthodox Academy,Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Theotokos
Admittedly, as I am not Orthodox, this is a new theological term for me. As my readers may reason, at times on this website I deal with new theological and philosophical terms.
Live and learn.
From page 809 of the text under review...
Mary is considered the Mother of God because in the incarnation she was blessed by God and gave birth to the Son of God.
Technically, I prefer stating that Mary is the mother of the incarnate Son of God. Consistent with many Protestant and Reformed views and one within the Mennonite Brethren tradition, by which I am a member, I view Mary in high regard with respect for her very important biblical position, but not in the context of any type of veneration.
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Luke 1:42-45 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And [a]how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
Luke 1:42-45 King James Version (KJV) 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1:42-45 English Standard Version (ESV) 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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STRONGS NT 2962:
κύριος
A title given to God in this context and within that definition in Luke 1: 43, is the Messiah.
Cited
to the Messiah; and that αα. to the Messiah regarded universally: Luke 1:43; Luke 2:11; Matthew 21:3; Matthew 22:45; Mark 11:3; Mark 12:36; Luke 19:34; Luke 20:44
