Sentence:  His interpretation of the beginning on the basis of the end prompts him to draw these parallels between the Virgin <WSD>Eve</WSD> and the Virgin Mary . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden