The Book of Mary

by Henri Daniel-Rops, Alastair Guinan (Translator)

Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover. Dust jacket in mylar. Slight browning and wear on all edges of text. Otherwise VG

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

About the author

Daniel-Rops (Henri Petiot's literary pseudonym) was born in Épinal in 1901 and died in Chambéry in 1965. He was professor of history and director of Ecclesiae magazine (Paris), and became world-famous mainly for works of historiography: (1943), Jesus in his time (1945), and the ten volumes of the History of the Church of Christ (1948 - 1965). He has also authored several essays, works of children's literature and historical novels, among which are Death, where is your victory? (1934) and The Sword of Fire (1938). He was a voter for the French Academy in 1955.

Reviews

[Michael Laflamme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very comprehensive, with a whole survey of almost every apocryphal story about Mar of Nazareth. Her birth, her parents, the Marian doctrines of the Catholic and Eastern churches. Keep in mind, though this book is extremely detailed about Mary the mother of Jesus, little is said here about Mary's Assumption into Heaven or her many appearances throughout history. The book deals with all the details that may be discovered about her earthly existence. For an investigation of her miraculous manifestations in history, we must look elsewhere.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to learn about the value of apocryphal texts and their influence on art and culture while remaining outside the canon of Scripture.