{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/6941758b443ad9891393a1a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who Was The Virgin Mary?","description":"<p>Despite virginity being a myth, why has Mary’s virginity been considered so important?</p><p><br></p><p>What does this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and sex? And what else do we know about this woman?</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Kate today to help her get to know more about Mary, her life and its influence is author and historian Sir Diarmaid Macculloch.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><p><br></p><h2><br></h2><h2>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society is a History Hit podcast.</h2><p><br></p>","author_name":"History Hit"}