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Is the Holy Spirit God the Mother? References

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  • Aug 1, 2025
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Updated: Aug 23, 2025


Admin. (2017, August 7). Deuterocanonical books in the New Testament. Scripture Catholic. https://www.scripturecatholic.com/deuterocanonical-books-new-testament/


Atkin, J. Defending the deuterocanonicals: EWTN. EWTN Global Catholic Television Network. (n.d.). https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/defending-the-deuterocanonicals-996


Barr, B. A. (2021). The making of biblical womanhood: How the subjugation of women became Gospel Truth. Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group.


Evert, J. (2024, October 24). How to defend the deuterocanonicals. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/how-to-defend-the-deuterocanonicals


Is Wisdom a “created” being? (2019, January 18). Deidre Havrelock. https://www.deidrehavrelock.com/womanimageoftheholyspirit/is-wisdom-a-created-being/


Krol, P. (2021, April 22). 10 Old testament books never quoted in the new testament. Knowable Word. https://www.knowableword.com/2013/03/27/11-old-testament-books-never-quoted-in-the-new-testament/


Learn about images of the Holy Spirit. (2017, August 16). Deidre Havrelock. https://www.deidrehavrelock.com/womanimageoftheholyspirit/


Marg. (2023, March 31). The Holy Spirit as mother in early Syriac texts. Marg Mowczko; Marg. https://margmowczko.com/holy-spirit-mother-early-syriac/


Marriage in heaven: A response to Tom Wenig. (2021, November 2). Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life. https://leewoof.org/2021/11/02/marriage-in-heaven-a-response-to-tom-wenig/

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Transcend definition & meaning. Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcend


Payne, P. B. (2023). The Bible vs. biblical womanhood: How god’s word consistently affirms gender equality. Zondervan.


Personification in literature: Definition & examples. SuperSummary. (n.d.). https://www.supersummary.com/personification-in-literature-definition-examples/


Reeves, M. (2023). Delighting in the Trinity: An introduction to the Christian faith. Inter-Varsity Press.


Stewart, D. (2020, June 9). Is the Holy Spirit a Person? By don Stewart. Blue Letter Bible. https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/the-identity-of-the-holy-spirit/05-is-the-holy-spirit-a-person.cfm


Strong’s Greek: 2271. ἡσυχία (Hésuchia) -- quietness, silence, tranquility. (n.d.). https://biblehub.com/greek/2271.htm


Strong’s Greek: 5292. ὑποταγή (hupotagé) -- submission, subjection. (n.d.). https://biblehub.com/greek/5292.htm


Strong’s Greek: 1321. διδάσκω (didaskó) -- to teach, instruct. (n.d.). https://biblehub.com/greek/1321.htm


Susan. (2023, May 14). A brief history of the Holy Spirit as Mother. The Mother God Experiment. https://www.mothergodexperiment.com/a-brief-history-of-the-holy-spirit-as-mother/


The gender of the Holy Spirit: Deidre havrelock’s insights. (2017, September 20). Deidre Havrelock. https://www.deidrehavrelock.com/womanimageoftheholyspirit/the-holy-spirit-is-not-a-he/


Van Oort, J. (2016). The Holy Spirit as feminine: Early Christian testimonies and their interpretation. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies72(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v72i1.3225


Wallace, Gail. (2022, September 29). Defusing the 1 timothy 2:12 bomb: What does paul mean by authority (authentein). The Junia Project. https://juniaproject.com/defusing-1-timothy-212-authority-authentein/#:~:text=This%20unusual%20Greek%20verb%20is,Geneva%20and%20King%20James%20Bibles.


Widmalm, M. (2019). Our mother: The holy spirit. Relevant.


Widmalm , M. (2021). The blogs: Why is the gospel of the Hebrews ignored by scholars? | Marianne Widmalm | The Times of Israel. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-is-the-gospel-of-the-hebrews-ignored-by-scholars/

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