resurrection. for his grace will protect you. yet, when it comes to the details of mary s life, the bible says very little. the new testament mentions her just 12 times. mary magdalene is remarkable. there s so few mentions of her in the gospels, but they re so central to the story of jesus. and they ve filled our imagination for centuries. in reality, many of our ideas about mary are no more than myth. perhaps the most enduring one is that she is a fallen woman, a prostitute saved by jesus from a life of sin. she s seen as an extremely seductive, erotically charged woman. 2,000 years on, it has become hard to separate legend from fact in the story of her life.
heart of the christian faith. she gives christianity a symbol without which christianity would not be the religion that it is. mary magdalene. the woman tradition calls a sinner but who becomes the most devoted follower of jesus. i see mary magdalene as one of the most compelling figures in the entire gospel. a witness to the crucifixion and the resurrection, she is one of the most misunderstood women in the bible. she was the first christian. known as a penitent prostitute, was she, in fact, the wife of jesus? there s an air of scandal about this. the bible tells us little about mary. is it possible that everything
egypt in 1945 points to one shocking answer. this is ground zero for those conspiracy theories that there was a relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. could be it be that mary and jesus were married? people are switching to t-mobile. even verizon customers are jumping to america s fastest 4g lte network. from the bay area to the big apple. ready, set, switch. to the data strong network.
mary. is it possible that everything we ve assumed about her is wrong and could lost gospels help fill in the missing parts of her story and tell us who really was mary magdalene? for many christians today, mary magdalene is revered for her compassionate love for jesus. i think jesus meant everything to mary. she was present at the crucifixion and most importantly, she was present at the resurrection. she s the first person to whom jesus appears after his
after the resurrection? having a brand new text to tell us about mary magdalene and the relationship between mary and jesus is really, really, exciting for us. the gospel picks up her story after jesus has risen from the dead. peter, i have seen the lord. tell us the words of the savior, which you remember. what you know but we do not. you have heard them. what is hidden from you, i will proclaim to you. the key point is that mary is the instructor. she s the teacher and the revealer to the other disciples, and she s somebody who speaks with authority. so much so that it troubles the male disciples. do not weep, no grieve, resolute, for his grace will protect you and will entirely be with you for he has the the gospel of mary suggests that mary s relationship with