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Jul 21, 2023 · From its earliest days, Western Christianity championed the view that Mary Magdalene is simply another title for Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, whom today we tend to call Mary of Bethany; and they further identified this Mary with the unnamed sinful woman who anoints the feet of Jesus in the seventh chapter of Luke’s Gospel.
The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums (also known as Magdalene laundries), homes for women who were labelled as "fallen" by their families or society. The homes were maintained by individual religious orders, usually by the Catholic Church.
Jul 20, 2011 · At some point Mary Magdalene became confused with two other women in the Bible: Mary, the sister of Martha, and the unnamed sinner from Luke's gospel (7:36-50) both of whom wash Jesus' feet with...
Nov 19, 2023 · And there is no evidence of Mary Magdalene being Jesus’ wife in the Bible. So who was Mary Magdalene? A mere follower of Jesus? His romantic companion? Though her exact role in Jesus’ life may forever elude researchers, two things are for sure.
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Jul 23, 2023 · Some of the confusion surrounding Mary Magdalene’s identity has been due to how common her name was. Mary, or Miriam in Hebrew/Aramaic, was the most common name for a woman in Jesus’ day. (Simon, incidentally, was the most common man’s name).
Jul 22, 2024 · Mary Magdalene appears in the Gospels in the most dramatic moment of Jesus' life, when she accompanies Him to Calvary and, along with other women, observes Him from afar. She is still there when Joseph of Arimathea places the body of Jesus in the sepulcher, which is closed with a stone.
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But in other passages, Mary Magdalene is associated by name with the burial of Jesus, which helps explain why it was easy to confuse this anonymous woman with her.
