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Mary Magdalene Understood (Hardcover, Revised ed.)
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Mary Magdalene Understood (Hardcover, Revised ed.)
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The book begins with a visit to the long-neglected site of ancient
Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Unexcavated and
slipping into the sea, Migdal stands as a reminder of the lost
history of Mary Magdalene, and of ancient women. From Migdal, the
reader moves back in history, looking through Mary's legends to her
fame and notoriety. Mary's medieval and modern legends are
contrasted sharply with her depiction in the Gnostic and apocryphal
materials of Tomas and Philip. The scrolls of Nag Hammadi are
discussed, and Mary's role as visionary and leader are looked at -
all giving a portrait of Mary's prominence in the early centuries
of Christianity. Mary's story is part of an overall egalitarian and
mystical movement that interpreted the absence of Jesus' body as a
powerful and prophetic sign of God's vindication of the world's
suffering. The conclusion takes us back to the contemporary world.
A reconstruction of Mary Magdalene and a Magdalene Christianity
might be a source for social transformation. An epilogue,
completely new to this book, looks at the phenomenon of "The Da
Vinci Code".
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