Mary

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"Mary" is a 1949 novel by Polish-Jewish writer Sholem Asch that reimagines the life of Jesus through the perspective of his mother.

All labels observed (1)

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Mary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
author Sholem Asch
authorEthnicity Jewish
authorNationality Polish
basedOn life of Jesus
countryOfOrigin Poland
depicts Jesus
Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary

early Christian community
followedBy The Nazarene (novel)
linked to: The Nazarene
genre historical novel
religious fiction
hasCharacter Joseph
disciples of Jesus
hasCulturalContext Jewish–Christian dialogue in the 20th century
hasForm prose
hasMoralFocus redemption
spiritual struggle
hasPerspective female perspective on Jesus’s life
hasReligiousSubject New Testament
hasSubject life of Jesus as seen by his mother
hasTheme Jewish–Christian relations
linked to: Jewish Christianity

faith
motherhood
religious identity
suffering
hasTitle Mary
influencedBy Christian Gospels
linked to: Gospels

Jewish religious tradition
literaryForm narrative fiction
literaryMovement 20th-century Jewish literature
mainCharacter Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary
narrativePerspective Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary
originalLanguage Yiddish
partOf Sholem Asch’s New Testament trilogy
precededBy The Apostle (novel)
linked to: The Apostle
publicationYear 1949
religiousContext Christianity
Judaism
settingPeriod 1st century
settingRegion Roman Judea
timeOfPublication mid-20th century

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sholem Asch notableWork Mary
Sholem Asch notableWork Mary
subject linked to: Szmul Asz