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.

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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
Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus

early Christian community
followedBy The Nazarene
surface form: The Nazarene (novel)
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 Christianity
surface form: Jewish–Christian relations

faith
motherhood
religious identity
suffering
hasTitle Mary
influencedBy Gospels
surface form: Christian Gospels

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

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Sholem Asch notableWork Mary
Szmul Asz notableWork Mary
subject surface form: Sholem Asch