If Jesus’ dad is the king, is his mother the queen?

Curiously Kaitlyn

Phil Vischer

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

New Testament scholar and Holy Post pundit Amy Peeler joins Kaitlyn to talk about Mary the mother of Jesus, the nature of the Trinity, and fairytales in the Bible! Dr. Peeler answers “If Jesus’ dad is the king, is his mother the queen?” with both a yes and a no! Plus: Kaitlyn and Dr. Peeler talk about how Protestants should honor and value Mary.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Curiously Caitlin, where we try to make theology make sense.
0:04.9	Each week, we will hear a kid question about God, theology, or the Bible, and find a scholar who can answer it.
0:12.6	I don't know.
0:16.2	That doesn't make any sense.
0:19.1	What?
0:20.5	Curiously.
0:22.1	Hey.
0:22.9	Yeah.
0:25.8	Dr. Amy Peeler, thank you so much for joining me again.
0:29.1	No, it's so good to be with you always and always, but I especially have fun on this podcast.
0:34.8	Today we're talking to Dr. Amy Peeler.
0:37.4	She is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New
0:39.6	Testament at Wheaton College, an ordained priest, and the author of many books, including
0:44.3	women and the gender of God. She is also a Holy Post pundit. Good. Well, let's hear it. This is
0:51.0	such a perfect question for you in so many ways, but I have been waiting to answer it for a while. So I'm excited for you to actually hear it. Let's hear our kid question.
0:59.5	Jesus' father is the king. So is Jesus' mom Mary the queen?
1:09.3	It's so sweet. Dr. Peeler, what is your just initial reaction to this? Well, to see that
1:15.5	like written out on an email and then to hear this precious voice, that's two totally different
1:20.3	experiences. So I just want to give this little girl a hug. Oh my goodness, how wonderful. I love
1:25.9	this question. Again, I love your bringing children's thoughts to us because they just hit the bullseye of the target with key issues. So as I've been reflecting on this question, I want to say first a no to this question because it makes total sense that as children, as adults,
1:47.6	we think about fairy tales, we think about kings and queens, and they go together, right?
1:52.5	They're usually a pair that has a son or daughter who's the prince or the princess,
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