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| | Description | A fresh and enlightening new perspective on Mary, Mother of God, and her central importance in the Christian faith, from the author of the highly successful The Lamb's Supper.
In The Lamb's Supper, Catholic scholar and apologist Scott Hahn explored the relationship between the Book of Revelation and the Roman Catholic Mass, deftly clarifying the most subtle of theological points with analogies and anecdotes from everyday life. In Hail, Holy Queen, he employs the same accessible, entertaining style to demonstrate Mary's essential role in Christianity's redemptive message.
Most Christians know that the life of Jesus is foreshadowed throughout the Old Testament. Through a close examination of the Bible, as well as the work of both Catholic and Protestant scholars and clergy, Hahn brings to light the small but significant details showing that just as Jesus is the "New Adam," so Mary is the "New Eve." He unveils the Marian mystery at the heart of the Book of Revelation and reveals how it is foretold in the very first pages of the Book of Genesis and in the story of King David's monarchy, which speaks of a privileged place for the mother of the king.
Building on these scriptural and historical foundations, Hahn presents a new look at the Marian doctrines: Her Immaculate Conception, Perpetual Virginity, Assumption, and Coronation. As he guides modern-day readers through passages filled with mysteries and poetry, Hahn helps them rediscover the ancient art and science of reading the Scriptures and gain a more profound understanding of their truthfulness and relevance to faith and the practice of religion in the contemporary world. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Scott Hahn | | Paperback: | 208 pages | | Publisher: | Image | | Publication Date: | September 19, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0385501692 | | Product Length: | 5.49 inches | | Product Width: | 0.56 inches | | Product Height: | 8.19 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.44 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.1 inches | | Package Width: | 5.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 27 reviews |
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39 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Biblical basis for Catholic beliefs on Mary May 25, 2006
By Gabrielle LeBlanc
For anyone who needs to see it in the Bible to believe it, this book explains the biblical basis of Catholic beliefs about Mary. Written by a former Presbyterian minister, now Catholic; it is THOROUGHLY biblical, also easy to read, written in simple laymen's language. It is amazingly insightful and interesting, and is an indispensable tool to broaden any Christian's -Catholic or Protestant- understanding and appreciation of Mary. A must read!
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
If I could give this book six stars, I would! Jan 26, 2007
By Dennis at Holy Apostles
Dr. Scott W. Hahn writes like he speaks. He uses wit and an engaging style to drive home essential teachings of the Christian faith. His ability to hold and enlighten an audience is similar to that of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen of a generation or two ago. Likewise blessed with a strong intellect and good judgment in his use of entertainment, Scott Hahn is living proof that dogma need not be presented as dull or overbearing.
Hahn's "Hail, Holy Queen" is an important and lively book. It is important because it presents the ancient and once-universally-accepted Christian teachings on the person and role of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In AD 431, at the Council of Ephesus (the third of the generally accepted early ecumenical councils; the seventh was in AD 787), Mary was acknowledged by the proper title "Theotokos" or "Mother of God" (literally: "birth-giver of God"). Christian theology was still very much in flux and the bishops at Ephesus saw in this affirmation an important piece of the puzzle of how Jesus' divine nature integrated fully with the human in the one divine Second Person of the Holy Trinity. In his book, Hahn teleports the reader back to the fifth century, to a time of rejoicing over this breakthrough insight into the mystery of Christ's Incarnation.
Hahn delivers this and much more in "Hail, Holy Queen." God is not a slave driver but wants us to be in His family, as brothers and sisters "from the same womb" (cf. Greek "adelphos"), through a covenant of persons. Mary has a motherly role in this family, a role that is relationally derived from being the mother of Jesus Christ. She is of course a creature, but a most excellent one at that. Hahn makes all of this very clear -- and very encouraging for the reader who is willing to accept it!
And Hahn's effort is lively, because he does it with panache. Not in the least deadly dull, Hahn mixes in a dash of humor here and there to make his points. I especially enjoyed his chapter and section headings: "Cutting the Unbiblical Cord," "Maternity Warred," "Venerators of the Lost Ark," etc. I thought the Hahn couple's book "Rome Sweet Home" was really good, because I can empathize with it, but this one is even better. As they say in some circles, "It doesn't get any better than this!" Keep up the great work, Scott! Rev. Dennis J. Mercieri
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Excellent way to understand how Mary fits into Christianity Jan 11, 2007
By N. Cremmins
For any Christian trying to understand the importance of Mary in their devotion to Jesus, this is an excellent study. Not only does this book explain what Catholics mean by honoring (not worshipping) Mary, it also explains why it should fit into the lives of all Christians as an ecumenical factor.
This book will answer many bilblical questions about Mary.
Hahn has put an excellent theological study at the fingertips of every common person. It is easy to read and understand.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Hail, Holy Queen Jan 12, 2008
By blessed mom of four
Based on Hahn's wonderful book, A Father Who Keeps His Promises, we decided to study another in our mothers' ministry group. There are several sites available with discussion questions for Hail, Holy Queen also. We weren't disappointed - this is a great book too! I would recommend this for mothers' ministries, study groups, and just as a personal reading book to anyone, not just Catholics. Hahn has a way of relating to his audience and opening up areas for a fresh view. Thanks to his books, I have a better understanding of God's word and a deeper faith as a Catholic.
14 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 I fully expected more from a former protestant. Mar 04, 2011
By David T.
If I remember correctly from Rome Sweet Home, Scott Hahn has a Masters in Theology from a Protestant college and then eventually converted to Catholicism. One of the questions I have from a Protestant perspective is the Mariology of the Catholic Church, sure I'll admit that often Protestants don't give her the respect she deserves, but at the same time I don't understand all of the attention Catholics give her, so to help with my questions I went to this book. For a book written by someone who used to preach about the problems with the Catholic Church and has a masters degree, I figured I would find some sound arguments to the questions I had, sadly I was mistaken.
My biggest disappointment from Mr. Hahn's book is that he writes it only as a devotional with straw man arguments. Someone who comes from the protestant side and is seriously trying to understand the mariology would quickly see through his arguments (or with a little bit of research). From a book by someone like Hahn who himself had to struggle with the doctrines of Mary, I expected something more. If you're looking for a Mary devotion this book is okay, but its terrible for protestant apologetics.
For example one issue I had was on page 66 he mentions the greek word "adelphos" and says this
"literally means `from the same womb'. From John and Irenaeus through Ephrem and Agustine, the early Christians believed that womb belonged to Mary."
He goes on to say that this means all Christians are from the same womb as Mary therefore she is the Mother of the Christians and the Church. Okay, but later when discussing the perpetual virginity of Mary he says that the "brothers" of Christ could mean cousins or close relative and therefore not technically as literal from the same womb (according to him the Hebrew didn't have a word for cousins". The problem I have with this is that with a quick look in a Strongs the word translated brothers in those passages is the same "adelphos" mentioned above, so literally this should mean from the same womb, or does it mean cousins, does it change based on the point you're trying to prove? He conveniently leaves the greek word out in this instance. Okay so the word can mean either then it's possible that the brotherhood of Christ means we are close relatives or cousins or possibly that the brothers of Christ are from the same womb.
He conveniently forgets to mention that there actually IS a greek word for cousin 'syngenes' and its used in Luke 1:36 in relation to Mary and Elizabeth, so to use his example that Hebrew doesn't have a word for cousin(p 104) completely ignores the fact that Mark was written in Greek and he could have used the word for cousin or close relative if he meant cousins. So you argue that well perhaps it was only Luke who knew the other greek word for cousin, then fine please explain Luke 8:19-21, why does he uses brothers there but cousins earlier?
Okay, maybe I'm being too picky, but from discussing Mary with a Catholic I know, I had as much information in 15 minutes than Hahn presented in 180 pages and the friend could discuss it better. Really I probably expected too much, the obvious audience of this book has to be Catholics who already accept Mary dogma and not so much as a defense to Protestant questioning the subject. To better understand this, I'll have to look elsewhere.
So here is my final question which I'm having so much trouble understand. Why? Why do these doctrines even matter? Why if I'm a catholic do I have to believe that Mary was ever virgin, sinless, a co-redeemer, that she gave him to the cross (even though Christ himself said that he alone freely gives himself), ect. In the ultimate purpose what purpose do these doctrines focusing on Mary serve? I was hoping that Scott Hahn's book would answer these questions yet I have the same ones.
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