Historical Context of Mary's Assumption

The declaration of Mary's assumption into heaven as a dogma by the Catholic Church occurred in 1950, making some Protestants skeptical of its biblical and historical validity. Various Protestant arguments against this doctrine often stem from a belief in 'sola scriptura', which posits that all doctrines must be derived from the New Testament. However, the absence of explicit mentions of Mary's death or assumption in the New Testament can be contextualized by considering the timeframe of when the texts were written. Many New Testament authors, writing in the early apostolic period, would not have addressed events that occurred after the time their works were composed, leading to a possible understanding that their silence does not necessarily negate the miraculous event of Mary's assumption.