MARY

Biblical typology

Genesis 3:20

Mother of all the living

20 And Adam called the name of his wife Eve: because she was the mother of all the living.

Douay–Rheims · Challoner revision · Genesis 3:20

Why this matters

Eve is the literal subject, named mother of the living. Patristic tradition contrasts Eve’s disobedience with Mary’s faithful assent. Calling Mary the New Eve is a theological reading, not the explicit wording of Genesis.

Text & interpretation sources

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English Scripture: Douay–Rheims, Challoner revision. Source edition.

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A Catholic reading of Scripture. The placement of inscriptions is symbolic; direct statements, typology and theological context are distinguished.