The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene

The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene PDF Author: Jane Schaberg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441141758
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Book Description
The controversy surrounding Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and re-assessment of this popular figure. Within a progressive feminist framework, The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene approaches Christian Testament sources through analysis of legend, archaeology, 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 primacy.