The concept of Mary's vow of virginity had already appeared in the Protoevangelium (4:1) which asserted that Mary's mother, Anne, gave Mary as a ``virgin of the Lord'' in service in the Temple, and that Joseph, a widower, was to serve as her guardian (legal protections for women depended on their having a male protector: father, brother, or, failing that, a husband).
The concept of Mary's vow of virginity had already appeared in the Protoevangelium (4:1) which asserted that Mary's mother, Anne, gave Mary as a ``virgin of the Lord'' in service in the Temple, and that Joseph, a widower, was to serve as her guardian (legal protections for women depended on their having a male protector: father, brother, or, failing that, a husband).
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
concept
concept
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
vow
vow
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
virginity
virginity
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
already
already
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
appear
appeared
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Protoevangelium
Protoevangelium
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4:1
4:1
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
assert
asserted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Anne
Anne
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
give
gave
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
virgin
virgin
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Lord
Lord
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
service
service
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Temple
Temple
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Joseph
Joseph
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
widower
widower
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
serve
serve
VERB
VB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
guardian
guardian
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
protection
protections
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
depend
depended
VERB
VBD
mark
on
on
ADP
IN
nsubj
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
male
male
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
protector
protector
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Ger
fail
failing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.