The Three Marys: Mary of Magdala, Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazerath

Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus; and Mary Magdalene all feature prominently in the gospel narrative. But what can Christians learn from the faith displayed by these women?

In these moving and engaging chapters, Alexander Moody Stuart draws out their characters and helps readers learn from each one's relationship to Jesus. Perhaps too often known only at the surface-level, these three women, brought into sharper focus by Moody Stuart's reflective and often vivid portrayals, have much to teach us about the faithful Christian life.

Moody Stuart's preaching and teaching were marked by a keen sensitivity to the human condition and its needs, combined with challenging practical application. This, linked with a deep tenderness and love, well-qualified him to write The Three Marys.

Contents:
MARY OF MAGDALA
   1. MARY OF MAGDALA
   2. MARY THE DEMONIAC
   3. MARY NOT SEEKING BUT RESISTING JESUS
   4. MARY REDEEMED BY THE LORD'S RIGHT ARM
   5. MARY AS CHRIST'S DEVOTED SERVANT
   6. MARY AS CHRIST'S CONSTANT FOLLOWER
   7. MARY THE PATIENT SEEKER OF HER ABSENT LORD
   8. MARY FINDING CHRIST
   9. MARY SALUTING CHRIST AS RABBONI
   10. MARY FORBIDDEN TO TOUCH JESUS
   11. MARY AS CHRIST'S MESSENGER TO THE APOSTLES

MARY OF BETHANY
   12. MARY OF BETHANY
   13. MARY THE SOUL WITH A SINGLE NEED
   14. MARY THE WISE CHOOSER
   15. MARY THE QUIET LISTENER
   16. MARY THE NOBLE WORKER

MARY OF NAZARETH
   17. MARY OF NAZARETH
   18. MARY THE THOUGHTFUL CHILD OF THE COVENANT
   19. MARY THE EARNEST INQUIRER
   20. MARY THE SIMPLE BELIEVER
   21. MARY THE MAGNIFIER OF THE LORD
   22. MARY THE PATIENT ENDURER
   23. MARY THE QUIET PONDERER
   24. MARY THE CORRECTED DISCIPLE
   25. MARY THE WITNESS OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF HER HOPES

Author:

Alexander Moody Stuart was born Alexander Moody at Paisley in June 1809. He was educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and was a missionary in Holy Island, Northumberland, from 1831 to 1835. He was ordained to his first ministry at St Luke's, Young Street, in July 1837. When he married Jessie Stuart in September 1839 he took her surname in order that she should inherit the family estate at Annat. After the Disruption of 1843, Stuart joined the Free Church of Scotland, and became minister of St Luke's Free Church, Edinburgh. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church in 1875. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the University of Edinburgh in 1875. He died at Crieff, Perthshire, in July 1898.

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