What are the characteristics of Mary the mother of Jesus?

Answer 1

Mary was a faithful spiritually minded woman and one God felt he could trust with the extremely serious assignment of conceiving, bearing, and raising His Son on earth.(Luke 1:26-38) She endured hardships in her life, but carefully followed the Mosaic Law and showed devotion to God despite difficulties. (Luke 2:22-24) (Leviticus 12:6-8)

(Matthew 2:13-15) She and Joseph had at least five other children(Matthew 13:55, 56) besides Jesus, so Mary was a very busy woman, attending the Passover in Jerusalem each year, with Joseph, even though it was not required (a round-trip of nearly 190 miles)(Luke 2:41)so showing her appreciation for spiritual things and family activities .

Mary, apparently, also became a widow at some point, as Joseph is noticeably absent from any commentary given after the Passover when Jesus was 12. (Luke 2:41-43+51) (Mark 6:3) Then, ultimately, Mary witnessed the death of her son, Jesus. Understanding to some degree the purpose of his death (Matthew 20:28, John 3:16)and being comforted by his love for her (John 19:26, 27) must have helped, but the pain was undoubtedly intense. Through all the confusion, pain and hardship in her life,however, Mary remained loyal to God and a faithful Christian sister, even after Jesus' death and resurrection (Acts 1:13, 14).

Answer 2

Mary as a figure mirrored many contemporary views of a "good woman." For kings" (not going into faith here) a link to divinity is needed. For Jesus to have any validity in the day a virgin bith would be appropriate. Most heroes are linked to dinvity from Heracules, Persius, and so one. The historical aspect of this would be that his claim to the throne of David would be valid as well as his divine nature pushed into the forefront.

Mary being from a more humble source (as was Moses' real mother) provides the masses a sense of "one of us" which is crucial in the development of a religious faith. Class warefare was alive and well even then. From a fundemental background this was more thne likely needed to counter the expectation of the Jewish community at the time that the returning messiah was a king in the conventional sense (wealthy noble.) With a message of compassion and humility it would have been hard to sell if he was from a weathy family.

Mary's virtue and purity as characterized was also needed to show that purity would be passed to her child. It wouldn't have helped Jesus' claim to divinity if mom was a hooker to put it bluntly.

Her hair always being covered is likely a sign of modesty and virtue which is still common in practice today in Islam.

Based on icons and artistic works she appears to be of fairer skin then most (which through Christianity's movement through Europe sees her almost white now) may be a regional reference. Even in older works she appears to be lighter then others, even more so then her husband. Visually her appears tends to closely mirror her son as far as eye to nose ratios. Hair color has remained brown apparently.

Mary as a religious device is probably two fold: One to serve as a competiting medium to existing Gaia earth-worship (which was prevealent in Central America and can still be seen today with Latino and hispanic communities affection for Mary) and as a "everyday man's" connection to the divine (everyone has a mother right?)

Overall her primary characterisic is to represent compassion and sympathy. We are sympathetic to her and vise versa.

Answer 3

She was kind, loving, caring, patient, concerned for her son, Jesus, free from original sin, ext.

Answer 4

some charistics - nice, caring, brave

Answer 5

love

Answer 6

Humble