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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".
This work of impeccable New Testament scholarship was a sensation
when it was first published in 1987. Jane Schaberg argued that
Matthew and Luke were aware that Jesus had been conceived
illegitimately, probably as a result of a rape of Mary, and had
left in their Gospels some hints of that knowledge, even though
their main purpose was to explore the theological significance of
Jesus' birth. By having the Messiah born out of the exploitation of
a woman of the poor, God demonstrates the vindication of the
oppressed in a truly miraculous manner. Exegetical precision,
theological passion, and an exquisite prose style are combined in
this landmark book, whose importance is yet to be fully recognized.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the book and its author were vilified,
even though scholarly reviewers found much to praise in it, and it
still features on many classroom reading lists. For this
Anniversary Edition, we have added Schaberg's own disturbing
account of the reception of the book, and two extensive
responses--one respectfully dissenting, one fully supportive--from
other New Testament scholars.
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. UNDERSTOOD then explores the silence,
conflation, and distortion that characterizes Mary's afterlife in
text and image. There is Mary the Whore, the Demon-Possessed
Madwoman, and the Penitent. All give glimpses into the significant
social anxiety generated by women's sexuality, intelligence, and
spirituality--power. 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
Magdlene Christianity might be a source for social transformation.
An epilogue, completely new to this book, looks at the phenomenon
of THE DA VINCI CODE.
This work of impeccable New Testament scholarship was a sensation
when it was first published in 1987. Jane Schaberg argued that
Matthew and Luke were aware that Jesus had been conceived
illegitimately, probably as a result of a rape of Mary, and had
left in their Gospels some hints of that knowledge, even though
their main purpose was to explore the theological significance of
Jesus' birth. By having the Messiah born out of the exploitation of
a woman of the poor, God demonstrates the vindication of the
oppressed in a truly miraculous manner. Exegetical precision,
theological passion, and an exquisite prose style are combined in
this landmark book, whose importance is yet to be fully recognized.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the book and its author were vilified,
even though scholarly reviewers found much to praise in it, and it
still features on many classroom reading lists. For this
Anniversary Edition, we have added Schaberg's own disturbing
account of the reception of the book, and two extensive
responses--one respectfully dissenting, one fully supportive--from
other New Testament scholars.
These essay in honour of Professor Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
draw on international feminist scholarship indebted to her
ground-breaking achievements in the areas of biblical studies,
feminist thought and social justice. The contributors represent a
wide variety of backgrounds, commitments, methodologies, talents
and interests. They are united here by their appreciation for her
as a scholar, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. The spectrum
is full of vitality, with important convergences and intersections.
It exemplifies what Schussler Fiorenza has called "critical
collaboration": women thinking together and creating together. This
Festschrift is unique in that it celebrates the work of all women
in the field.
The controversy surrounding Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has
intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg's book
provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and
re-assessment of Mary. Within a progressive feminist framework, The
Resurrection of Mary Magdalene approaches Christian Testament
sources through analysis of legend, archeology, and
gnostic/apocryphal traditions. This is the story of the suppression
and distortion of a powerful woman leader -- Schaberg presents Mary
Magdalene as successor to Jesus in a challenging alternative to the
Petrine primlacy. Virginia Woolf is Schaberg's conversation
partner, providing from time to time an encouraging, skeptical, and
politically savvy voice. Schaberg makes use of Woolf's insights,
such as those into structures of domination and the Society of
Outsiders, her explorations of androgyny and communality. Woolf"s
mysticism is seen as important and central. Both Biblical Studies
and Woolf Studies benefit from this collaboration.
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