The Dormisian Narrative of Mary's Dormission

stephen shoemaker's summary. He may be the top scholar working in this area. There is no evidence of any tradition concern mary's dormission and assumption from before the fifth century. The only exception to this is epiphanius unsuccessful attempt to uncover a tradition of the end of mary's life towards the end of the fourth century, and his failure confirms the otherwise deafening silence. We also have to remember it's possible that mary's assumption took place after the new testament was written. If the books of the new testament were written before the year 70, when jerusalem fell, then it's possible Mary's life ended when she was in her eighties,. shortly