1.0The Whole Counsel Bloghttps://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounselSts. Mary and Elizabeth - The Whole Counsel Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BNxuh2IT49"><a href="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2021/04/20/sts-mary-and-elizabeth/">Sts. Mary and Elizabeth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2021/04/20/sts-mary-and-elizabeth/embed/#?secret=BNxuh2IT49" width="600" height="338" title="“Sts. Mary and Elizabeth” — The Whole Counsel Blog" data-secret="BNxuh2IT49" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The visit of St. Mary, the Theotokos, to St. Elizabeth in Luke 1:39–56 serves as the setting for the song of the Theotokos known as the Magnificat. This title is the first word of the hymn in Latin translation, which begins, “Magnificat anima mea Dominum…” Both St. Elizabeth’s greeting to the Theotokos upon her arrival, and the subsequent hymn, are steeped in Old Testament allusion and imagery. Much of St. Luke’s Gospel is redolent with such connections to the Old Testament, in particular to the text in Greek translation, and other associated Jewish literature in Greek. These connections and parallels to the Old Testament are particularly concentrated in the early chapters of the Gospel. Both St. Elizabeth’s greeting and the…https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2021/04/832e2961e3f6dc3d6e1c89e8b6d26961-custom-icons-orthodox-icons.jpg