The Magnificat of the Blessed Mother: Did St. Luke falsely attribute this to her?

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Apologies if this question seems ridiculous. There was a discussion recently among some who had heard Scripture scholars make this claim, namely, that St. Luke took an early Christian-Jewish hymn and “put it in the mouth of Mary.” The evidence I have seen to advance this argument is the similarity of the Magnificat to similar sentiments expressed by Hannah in the Old Testament and the generality of the Magnificat that ostensibly means it could apply to anyone.

Is this an instance of Crossanian buffoonery when it comes to studying Scripture? The idea of St. Luke not mentioning the Magnificat’s other origins seems preposterous. Curious to hear to the thoughts of any Scripture scholars here.
 
That seems to be a sexist view. They appear to believe that only a man, Luke, could have known the scriptural antecedents. They don’t expect a woman, Mary, might have been equally or more familiar with Scripture.

Was Luke a Jew? How much knowledge of Scripture did he have?
 
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The evidence I have seen to advance this argument is the similarity of the Magnificat to similar sentiments expressed by Hannah in the Old Testament…
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Yeah cause we all know Mary didn’t know her scriptures
 
I would say that the similarities with Hannah’s Canticle and others like it in the OT would be an argument FOR Mary having composed and recited her Magnificat not vice versa. It was a form of expression used by her people, so what more natural than she should also compose a canticle of praise like those who had preceded her? Duh!

This other idea–that Mary didn’t compose and recite her own canticle is just stupid speculations based on nothing from a reductionist mentality that gets people published in this day when EVERYTHING is suspect merely for not having been thought of by modern “scholars.” Blech!!! :mad:
 
Who was St. Luke’s source for the entire first chapter of his gospel? The best answer I’ve heard was put as a question. How else did he know of these things if Mary herself hadn’t confided them to him?
 
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