The Real Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Meet the real friend and follower of Jesus
by Liz Curtis Higgs for Today's Christian Woman Magazine
Was she the wife of Jesus, the mother of his children, or the Holy Grail, as The Da Vinci Code claims? Or the repentant prostitute of Jesus Christ Superstar, throwing herself at the Master's feet and singing, "I Don't Know How to Love Him"?
According to Scripture, Mary Magdalene was none of the above. And more than the above.
We find her story in all four gospels, where she's mentioned by name 14 times—significant, since many women of the Bible are nameless.
Here's her eye-opening, one-line biography: "When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons" (Mark 16:9). Possessed by Satan, she was repossessed by Christ, then privileged to witness his resurrection. Oh! She has a story, all right—but not a scandalous one.
Read the rest of the article here......
Meet the real friend and follower of Jesus
by Liz Curtis Higgs for Today's Christian Woman Magazine
Was she the wife of Jesus, the mother of his children, or the Holy Grail, as The Da Vinci Code claims? Or the repentant prostitute of Jesus Christ Superstar, throwing herself at the Master's feet and singing, "I Don't Know How to Love Him"?
According to Scripture, Mary Magdalene was none of the above. And more than the above.
We find her story in all four gospels, where she's mentioned by name 14 times—significant, since many women of the Bible are nameless.
Here's her eye-opening, one-line biography: "When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons" (Mark 16:9). Possessed by Satan, she was repossessed by Christ, then privileged to witness his resurrection. Oh! She has a story, all right—but not a scandalous one.
Read the rest of the article here......
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