Queen Mother: A Biblical Theology of Mary's Queenship (Letter & Spirit Project)

Edward Sri presents this book as a study of the theology of the Queenship of Mary and a corrective to previous explanations of Mary's Queenship. His aim is to be solidly Catholic, ecumenical, and understandable. I think he achieves these goals and then some. He gives a thorough explanation of what was lacking in previous explanations of Mary's Queenship and then he sets forth his own explanation which is scripturally sound and consonant with Church tradition. My one frustration with this book had more to do with Sri's writing style rather than with the facts he presented. He repeatedly told the reader what he was going to say, said it and then told the reader that he had said it. Such a paradigm is useful for beginning writers, but it becomes overly tedious in a book such as this. Overall this is a good and useful book, as much for the presentation of its thesis as for its extensive footnotes and bibliography.

I think there is as much information in the notes as in Ted Sri's actual writing, this is an unassuming, illuminating study of the subject which comes across very humbly. I really enjoyed it. He is a scholar so you have to be ready for that since this is his dissertation about the subject for his doctorate. I really enjoyed it and recommend it for those who really want to explore the issue of Mary, the Mother of Jesus and what Scripture has to say about her being the Queen Mother in the Jewish tradition.

This is a must book for anyone researching the Queenship of Mary. It includes ideas of others as well as the authors. Having said that, it is a travesty that many Catholic apologists take the passage of King David and the request of his mother out of context (ignoring verses before and after) to support Queenship of Mary.

I'm learning to appreciate Edward Sri more and more.This is really good.

A scholarly work that is very readable, insightful, and totally profound.

I have barely started this book, but it looks like it's going to be great! Eventually, I'll also look for others like it.

I love Mama Mary!

Quick delivery of excellent book.

Un thème rarement traité dans les manuels de mariologie, avec une base biblique qui confirme l'adage: dans l'Ancien Testament se cache le Nouveau, le Nouveau révèle l'Ancien