the queen mother. Mary's queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship.

At the same time, the Bible also contains a strong condemnation of the worship of the so-called "queen of heaven" in the book of Jeremiah, where the prophet rebukes the people of Judah for making offerings and cakes to this figure (Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-25). The passage portrays this practice as a form of idolatry that provoked the anger of God. Some critics of Marian devotion have pointed to this as