The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene: Legends, Apocrypha, and the Christian Testament

The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene: Legends, Apocrypha, and the Christian Testament
ISBN-10
1441141758
ISBN-13
9781441141750
Category
Religion
Pages
382
Language
English
Published
2004-08-31
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Jane Schaberg

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.

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