Contents
Abbreviations
General Introduction
Foreword to the CUA Press Edition by Robert L. Fastiggi
First Part: Doctrinal Development
Introduction to the First Part
First Period: Mary in Scripture
Second Period: From the Gospel of John to the Council of Ephesus (90-431)
Third Period: From the Council of Ephesus to the Gregorian Reform (431-1050)
Fourth Period: From the 11th Century to the Council of Trent (1050-1563)
Fifth Period: The Post-Tridentine Marian Movement (1563-1958)
Sixth Period: the New Era of Vatican II and its Preparation
Epilogue
Second Part: Development in the Destiny of Mary
Introduction to the Second Part
First Stage: Before the Annunciation - Mary, Choice Fruit of Israel
Second Stage: Mary, Mother of the Savior God
Third Stage: Mary at the Redemptive Sacrifice
Fourth Stage: From Christ's Death to the End of the Earthly Destiny of Mary
Fifth Stage: Mary's Assumption - The Virgin, Eschatological Image of the Church
Sixth Stage: The Parousia
Conclusion
Appendix #1: The Virgin Mary in the Old Testament
Appendix #2: Mary’s Decision of Virginity
Appendix #3: Parallels of the Magnificat with the Old Testament
Appendix #4: The Origins of the Title Theotokos
Appendix #5: Mary in the Infancy Apocryphals
Appendix #6: The Weight of the Assumptionist Apocryphals
Appendix #7: John 19:25–27 and the Spiritual Motherhood among Eastern Writers
Appendix #8: The First Marian Feast in the West
Appendix #9: The Philosophic Principle that Motherhood Relates to a Person
Appendix #10: The Katharsis of Mary at the Annunciation
Appendix #11: The Three Dogmatic Aspects of Mary’s Virginity
Appendix #12: Why Did Pius XII Not Define Mary’s Death?
Bibliography
Name and Subject Index
Index to Scripture References
Postscript to 6th Edition