Magnificat

Key Passages

• Luke 1:46-55
• Odes 9:46-55

The Magnificat, or Song of Mary, is Mary’s response to the Visitation, in Luke 1:46-55.

Introduction

• Magnificat | Tyndale Bible Dictionary
• Magnificat | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
• Luke 1:42 | Africa Bible Commentary

Structure

• Two Women Rejoice | Jesus Christ: The Greatest Life
• §12. Mary’s Magnificat: Praise and Prophecy | The Life of Christ : A Study Guide to the Gospel Record

Role in Liturgy

• Canticle | Encyclopedia of Christianity
• The Several Parts Of Worship. | History of the Christian Church
• Evensong | The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
• An Ecumenical Office of Mary the Mother of Jesus | Mary for All Christians

Hymns and Songs in Scripture

• Hymns and Songs | Willmington’s Book of Bible Lists

Web Links

• Wikipedia: Magnificat
• Mary’s Magnificat | by Prof. Daniel W. Casey, Jr.
• OrthodoxWiki: Magnificat
• ChoralWiki: Magnificat
• Exegesis and Sermon Study of Luke 1:46-55 The Magnificat | by Curtis A. Jahn
• The Canticle of Mary: A Song of Revolutionary Praise
• Exegesis and Eisegesis: The Choral Composer as Scriptural Interpreter with Special Reference to Settings of the Magnificat | by Michael P. Dougherty