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'''Mary Magdalene''' was one of the disciples of [[:Category:Jesus of Nazareth (subject)|Jesus of Nazareth]].
'''Mary Magdalene''' was one of the disciples of [[Jesus of Nazareth]].


* [[Life of Mary Magdalene]]
< [[Life of Mary Magdalene]] : [[Conversion of Mary Madgalene]] -- [[Anointing Jesus]] -- [[Burial of Jesus]] -- [[Noli me tangere]] -- [[Penitent Magdalene]] -- [[Ascension of Mary Magdalene]] -- [[Married Jesus]] -- [[Jesus Bloodline]] -- [[Relics of Mary Magdalene]] >
* [[Conversion of Mary Madgalene]] / [[Anointing Jesus]]  
* [[Burial of Jesus]] / [[Noli me tangere]] / [[Penitent Magdalene]] / [[Ascension of Mary Magdalene]]  
* [[Married Jesus]] / [[Jesus Bloodline]]  
* [[Relics of Mary Magdalene]]


==Overview==
< ''Scholarship'' : [[Mary Magdalene (research)]] -- [[Mary Magdalene (sources)]]  >


Mary Magdalene is mentioned only in Christian sources.
< ''Fiction'' : [[Mary Magdalene (art)]] -- [[Mary Magdalene (literature)]] -- [[Mary Magdalene (cinema)]] -- [[Mary Magdalene (music)]]  >


====A follower of Jesus====
* This page is edited by [[Gabriele Boccaccini]], University of Michigan


Mark 16:9
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After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another—The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out—and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means (Lk 8:1-3).
Mary Magdalene was a woman who was healed by Jesus and then became one of his closest disciples.
 
Gospel of Thomas - Simon Peter said to them: Let Mary go forth from among us, for women are not worthy of the life. Jesus said: Behold, I shall lead her, that I may make her male, in order that she also may become a living spirit like you males. For every woman who makes herself male shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.[21]


====Witness of the Crucifixion of Jesus====
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On the contrary, in the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent. According to some later Christian traditions she preached in Southern France and was buried there (see [[Relics of Mary Magdalene]]).
On the contrary, in the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent. According to some later Christian traditions she preached in Southern France and was buried there (see [[Relics of Mary Magdalene]]).


== Mary Magdalene, in ancient sources==
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== Mary Magdalene, in the arts==
For her prominent role in some Gospel narratives, Mary Magdalene is one of the most intriguing characters in early Christianity. The paucity of evidence however makes any historical reconstruction of her life and deeds virtually impossible. Scholarly research focuses on the meaning of the character in the original literary context as well as on the critical analysis of the traditions surrounding this figure.


Mary Magdalene has a long history in Christian fiction as a saint and penitent. Lately, Mary Magdalene has experienced new life as a patron of women's preaching and ministry, amidst of pure speculations that she could have been the wife/lover of Jesus (see [[Married Jesus]]) and the mother of his children (see [[Jesus Bloodline]]).
====Related categories====


====St. Mary Magdalene====
*[[Jesus of Nazareth]] -- [[Adulteress]]


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FIle:Magdalene PieroFrancesca.jpg|[[St. Mary Magdalene (1466 Piero della Francesca), art]]
FIle:Magdalene Crivelli.jpg|[[St. Mary Magdalene (1476 Crivelli), art]]
FIle:Magdalene Piero Cosimo.jpg|[[St. Mary Magdalene (1495 Piero di Cosimo), art]]
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====Penitent Magdalene====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene Wikipedia.en]
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File:Magdalene Donatello.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1455 Donatello), art]]
Mary Magdalene is mentioned solely in Christian sources.
File:Magdalene Perugino.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1482 Perugino), art]]


File:Magdalene Lippi.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1500 Lippi), art)]]
Gospel of Mark (16:9)  
File:Penitent Magdalene Correggio.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1518 Correggio), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Titian.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1533 Titian), art]]
File:Magdalene Titian.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1565 Titian), art]]
File:Magdalene Caravaggio.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1597 Caravaggio), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Carracci.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1598 Carracci), art]]


File:Penitent Magdalene LaTour.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1644 La Tour), art]]
Gospel of Luke (8:1-3) -- After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another—The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out—and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means (Lk 8:1-3).  
File:Penitent Magdalene Giordano.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Giordano), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Murillo.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Murillo), art]]


File:Magdalene Hayez.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1825 Hayez), art]]
Gospel of Thomas (21) -- Simon Peter said to them: Let Mary go forth from among us, for women are not worthy of the life. Jesus said: Behold, I shall lead her, that I may make her male, in order that she also may become a living spirit like you males. For every woman who makes herself male shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.[21]
File:Penitent Magdalene Henner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1874 Henner), art]]
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File:Penitent Magdalene Lefebvre.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene in the Grotto (1876 Lefebvre), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Benner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1886 Benner), art]]
File:Magdalene Stevens.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene (1887 Stevens), art]]
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Mary Magdalene has a long history in Christian fiction as a saint and penitent. Lately, Mary Magdalene has experienced new life as a patron of women's preaching and ministry, amidst of pure speculations that she could have been the wife/lover of Jesus (see [[Married Jesus]]) and the mother of his children (see [[Jesus Bloodline]]).


==Mary Magdalene, in the movies==
Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan
 
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|[[1921]]|| [[Elsa Dietler, German actress]] || [[Der Galiläer (The Galilean / 1921 Buchowetzki), feature film]]|| Germany
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|[[1921]]|| @@ [[Deyha Loti, actress]] || [[The Twice Born Woman (1921 Strauss), short film]]|| USA
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|[[1923]]|| [[Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress]] || [[I.N.R.I. (Crown of Thorns / 1923 Wiene), feature film]]|| Germany
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|[[1927]]|| @ [[Jacqueline Logan (1901-1983), American actress]] || [[The King of Kings (1927 DeMille), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[1935]]|| [[Vanah Yami, actress]] || [[Golgotha / Ecce Homo (Behold the Man / 1935 Duvivier), feature film]]|| France
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|[[1939]]|| [[Elspeth March (1911–1999), British actress]] || [[Caesar's Friend (1939 BBC), TV film]]|| UK
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|[[1942]]|| [[Adriana Lamar (1908–1946), Mexican actress]] || [[Jesús de Nazareth (Jesus of Nazareth / 1942 Díaz Morales), feature film]]|| Mexico
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|[[1946]]|| @@ [[Medea de Novara (1905–2001), Liechtenstein actress]] || [[María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala / 1946 Contreras-Torres), feature film]]||
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|[[1947]]|| [[Joan Maude (1908–1998), British actress]] || [[Caesar's Friend (1947 BBC), TV film]]|| UK
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|[[1949]]|| [[Hazel Lee Becker, actress]] || [[The Lawton Story (1949 Beaudine, Daniels), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[1949]]|| [[Fiona O'Shiel, actress]] || [[The Pilgrimage Play (1949 Stayer), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[1949]]|| [[Betty Ann Davies (1910–1955), British actress]] || [[Which Will Ye Have? (1949 Taylor), short film]]|| UK
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|[[1951]]|| [[Angela Stevens (1925–2016), American actress]] || [[The Living Christ Series (1951 Coyle), film]]|| USA
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|[[1951]]|| [[Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), American actress]] || [[Family Theatre: Hill Number One (1951 Pierson), TV episode]]|| USA
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|[[1952]]|| [[Mary Dew, actress]] || [[The Living Bible (1952 Dew), TV series]]|| USA
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|[[1952]]|| [[Alicia Palacios (1919–1981), Cuban Mexican actress]] || [[El mártir del Calvario (The Martyr of Calvary / 1952 Morayta-Martinez), feature film]]|| Mexico
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|[[1952]]|| [[Carol Varga (1930–2008), American actress]] || [[Kalbaryo ni Hesus (The Passion of Jesus / 1952 Tolosa), feature film]]|| Philippines
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|[[1953]]|| [[Katharine Blake (1921–1991), South African actress]] || [[Encounter: The Vigil (1953), TV episode]]|| Canada
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|[[1953]]|| @@ [[Dorothy Alison (1925–1992), Australian actress]] || [[The Flower on the Thorn Tree (1953 BBC), TV film]]|| UK
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|[[1953]]|| [[Márcia Real (b.1931), Brazilian actress]] || [[O Mártir do Calvário (The Martyr of the Calvary / 1953 Celestino, Gallon, Gherardi), TV film]]|| Brazil
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|[[1953]]|| [[Virginia Wave, actress]] || [[Family Theatre: I Beheld His Glory (1953 Coyle), TV episode]]||
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|[[1953]]|| [[Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (1921–2015), Swedish actress]] (uncredited) || [[Barabbas (1953 Sjöbert), feature film]]|| Sweden
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|[[1954]]|| [[]] || [[BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Caesar's Friend (1954 Amyes), TV episode]]||
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|[[1954]]|| [[Joanne Dru (1922–1996), American actress]] || [[Day of Triumph (1954 Coyle / Pichel), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[1955]]|| [[Jenny Magetti, Italian actress]] || [[Il figlio dell'uomo (The Son of Man / 1955 Sabel), feature film]]|| Italy
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|[[1956]]|| [[Barbara Lott (1920–2002), British actress]] || [[Jesus of Nazareth (1956 BBC), TV mini-series]]|| UK
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|[[1958]]|| @@ [[Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007), Canadian American actress]] || [[La spada e la croce (The Sword and the Cross / 1958 Bragaglia), feature film]]|| Italy
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|[[1958]]|| [[Lisa Pons, actress]] || [[The Power of the Resurrection (1958 Schuster), film]]||
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|[[1959]]|| @ [[Rosalie Crutchley (1920–1997), British actress]] || [[The Hill (1959 Almond), TV film]]||
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|[[1961]]|| [[]] || [[Barabbas (1961 Fleischer), feature film]]||
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|[[1961]]|| [[]] || [[King of Kings (1961 Ray), feature film]]||
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|[[1963]]|| [[]] || [[Het grote begin (The Great Start / 1963 Holland), TV film]]||
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|[[1963]]|| [[]] || [[Acto da Primavera (Rite of Spring / 1963 Oliveira), feature film]]||
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|[[1965]]|| [[]] || [[The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 Stevens), film]]||
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|[[1966]]|| [[]] || [[El Proceso de Cristo (The Trial of Jesus / 1966 Bracho), feature film]]||
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|[[1969]]|| [[]] || [[Jesús, nuestro Señor (Jesus, Our Lord / 1969 Zacarías), feature film]]||
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|[[1970]]|| [[Erla Prollius, actress]] || [[Der Mann am Strick (The Man on the Rope / 1970 Deickert), TV film]]|| West Germany
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|[[1971]]|| [[]] || [[A Vida de Jesus Cristo (1971 Regattieri), film]]||
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|[[1972]]|| [[]] || [[Les témoins (Witnesses / 1972 Wyn), TV film]]||
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|[[1973]]|| [[]] || [[Gospel Road (1973 Elfstrom & Cash), film]]||
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|[[1973]]|| [[]] || [[Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Jewison), film]]||
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|[[1975]]|| [[]] || [[Il Messia (The Messiah / 1975 Rossellini), film]]||
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|[[1977]]|| [[]] || [[Gesù di Nazareth / Jesus of Nazareth (1977 Zeffirelli), TV mini-series]]||
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|[[1979]]|| [[]] || [[In Search of Historic Jesus (1979 Schellerup), documentary]]||
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|[[1980]]|| [[]] || [[The Day Christ Died (1980 Cellan-Jones), TV film]]||
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|[[1981]]|| [[]] || [[Miracoloni (Big Miracles / 1981 Massaro), feature film]]||
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|[[1988]]|| [[]] || [[Il bacio di Giuda (The Kiss of Judas / 1988 Benvenuti), feature film]]||
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|[[1988]]|| @ [[Barbara Hershey (b.1948), American actress]] || [[The Last Temptation of Christ (1988 Scorsese), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[1995]]|| [[]] || [[Marie de Nazareth (Mary of Nazareth / 1995 Delannoy), feature film]]||
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|[[1996]]|| [[]] || [[Kristo (Christ / 1996 Yalung), feature film]]||
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|[[1999]]|| [[]] || [[Jesus (1999 Young), TV mini-series]]||
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|[[1999]]|| [[]] || [[Gli amici di Gesù (Close to Jesus / 1999-2001 Mertes), film]]||
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|[[2001]]|| [[]] || [[The Cross (2001 Tracy), short film]]||
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|[[2003]]|| [[]] || [[The Gospel of John (2003 Saville), feature film]]||
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|[[2004]]|| [[]] || [[Judas (2004 Carner), TV film]]||
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|[[2004]]|| [[]] || [[The Passion of the Christ (2004 Gibson), feature film]]||
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|[[2005]]|| [[]] || [[San Pietro (St. Peter / 2005 Base), TV mini-series]]||
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|[[2005]]|| @@ [[Juliette Binoche (b.1964), French actress]] || [[Mary Magdalene (2005 Ferrara), film]]||
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|[[2006]]|| [[]] || [[Matthäuspassion (2006 Blank), film]]||
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|[[2006]]|| @ [[Charlotte Graham (b.1983), British actress]] || [[The Da Vinci Code (2006 Howard), feature film]]|| USA
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|[[2006]]|| [[]] || [[Color of the Cross (2006 LaMarre), feature film]]||
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|[[2007]]|| [[]] || [[The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007 Jacobovici), documentary]]||
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|[[2008]]|| [[]] || [[Bloodline (2008 Burgess), arch-fi documentary]]||
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|[[2008]]|| [[]] || [[Color of the Cross 2: Resurrection (2008 LaMarre), feature film]]||
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|[[2010]]|| [[]] || [[El discípulo: Jesús, la historia no revelada (The Disciple: Jesus' Uncovered Story / 2010 Barrachina), feature film]]||
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|[[2010]]|| [[]] || [[The Tear (2010 Billups), film]]||
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|[[2012]]|| [[Paz Vega (b.1976), Spanish actress]] || [[Maria di Nazaret (Mary of Nazareth / 2012 Campiotti), TV mini-series]]|| Italy-Germany
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|[[2014]]|| [[]] || [[Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014 Azzopardi), feature film]]||
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|[[2014]]|| [[Desiree Orozco, actress]] || [[Jesus: The Desire of Ages (2014 Hamilton-Myers, Orozco), feature film]]||
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|[[2014]]|| [[Amber Rose Revah (b.1986), British actress]] || [[Son of God (2014 Spencer), feature film]]||
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|[[2015]]|| [[Chipo Chung (b.1977]], Zimbabwe actress]] || [[A.D.: The Bible Continues (2015 Downey, Burnett), TV series]]|| USA
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|[[2015]]|| [[Klára Issová (b.1979), Czech actress]] || [[Killing Jesus (2015 Menaul), TV mini-series]]|| USA
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|[[2016]]|| [[María Botto (b.1974), Argentine actress]] || [[Risen (2016 Reynolds), feature film]]|| USA


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== Mary Magdalene, in scholarship ==
For her prominent role in some Gospel narratives, Mary Magdalene is one of the most intriguing characters in early Christianity. The paucity of evidence however makes any historical reconstruction of her life and deeds virtually impossible. Scholarly research focuses on the meaning of the character in the original literary context as well as on the critical analysis of the traditions surrounding this figure.
* [[Mary Magdalene (research)]] -- survey of scholarly works


==Related categories==
== Highlights ==


*[[Jesus of Nazareth]] / [[Married Jesus]] / [[Jesus Bloodline]]
* ## [[Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor (1993 Haskins), book]]


*[[Relics of Mary Magdalene]]
* ## [[The Making of the Magdalen: Preaching and Popular Devotion in the Later Middle Ages (2000 Jansen), book]]


==External links==
* ## [[Mary, Called Magdalene (2002 George), novel]]


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene Wikipedia]
* ## [[The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (2002 @2000 Leloup), book (English ed.)]]


* ## [[Mary Magdalene: A Biography (2005 Chilton), book]]


[[Category:Index (database)]]
* ### [[Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend (2006 Ehrman), book]]
[[Category:People (database)]]

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Mary Magdalene (Home Page)
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Mary Magdalene -- Overview
Mary Magdalene -- Overview

Mary Magdalene was a woman who was healed by Jesus and then became one of his closest disciples.

Witness of the Crucifixion of Jesus

Mark 15:40, Matthew 27:56 and John 19:25 mention Mary Magdalene as a witness to crucifixion, along with various other women. Luke does not name any witnesses, but mentions "women who had followed him from Galilee" standing at a distance.[Lk. 23:49]

Witness of the Burial of Jesus

In listing witnesses who saw where Jesus was buried by Joseph of Aramathea, Mark 15:47 and Matthew 27:61 both name only two people: Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary", who in Mark is "the mother of Joseph". Once again, Luke 23:55 describes the witnesses merely as "the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee".

John 19:39-42 mentions no other witness to Joseph's burial of Jesus except for Joseph's assistant Nicodemus.

Witness of the Resurrection of Jesus

Mark 16:1 says she was accompanied by Salome and Mary the mother of James, while Matthew 28:1 omits Salome. Luke 24:10 says the group who found the empty tomb consisted of "Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them". John 20:1 also names Mary Magdalene in describing who discovered the tomb to be empty.

In all four gospels, Mary Magdalene is first witness to the Resurrection. John 20:16 and Mark 16:9 both straightforwardly say that Jesus' first post-resurrection appearance was to Mary Magdalene alone. In Matthew 28:9, Mary Magdalene is with the other women returning from the empty tomb when they all see the first appearance of Jesus. In Luke 24 the resurrection is announced to the women at the tomb by "two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning" who suddenly appeared next to them.

Later Christian traditions

In some Gnostic circles Mary Magdalene was praised as Jesus' most beloved disciples, even as the recipient of some hidden revelation.

The Eastern Churches celebrated Mary's virtuous and chaste life, before and after her meeting with Jesus.

On the contrary, in the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent. According to some later Christian traditions she preached in Southern France and was buried there (see Relics of Mary Magdalene).


For her prominent role in some Gospel narratives, Mary Magdalene is one of the most intriguing characters in early Christianity. The paucity of evidence however makes any historical reconstruction of her life and deeds virtually impossible. Scholarly research focuses on the meaning of the character in the original literary context as well as on the critical analysis of the traditions surrounding this figure.

Related categories

External links


Mary Magdalene is mentioned solely in Christian sources.

Gospel of Mark (16:9)

Gospel of Luke (8:1-3) -- After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another—The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out—and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means (Lk 8:1-3).

Gospel of Thomas (21) -- Simon Peter said to them: Let Mary go forth from among us, for women are not worthy of the life. Jesus said: Behold, I shall lead her, that I may make her male, in order that she also may become a living spirit like you males. For every woman who makes herself male shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.[21]


Mary Magdalene has a long history in Christian fiction as a saint and penitent. Lately, Mary Magdalene has experienced new life as a patron of women's preaching and ministry, amidst of pure speculations that she could have been the wife/lover of Jesus (see Married Jesus) and the mother of his children (see Jesus Bloodline).

Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan

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