Whether original Johannine intention or not, Mary of Bethany’s identification as Mary Magdalene was made by many of the earliest Christian commentators.52 In Hippolytus’s Commentary on the Song of …

After explaining how the traditional image of the penitent Magdalene developed and why it does not do justice to the biblical and historical woman behind the legend, I will introduce some new directions in …

Her trip to the tomb—“And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him” (Mark 16:1).

This profound work reexamines the life of Mary Magdalene, a pivotal yet often misrepresented figure, highlighting her significance as the first witness to the Resurrection and, according to the Apostle …

The Gospel of Mary attacks both of these positions head-on through its portrayal of Mary Magdalene. She is the Savior's beloved, possessed of knowledge and teaching superior to that of the public …

The Church, both in the East and in the West has always regarded Saint Mary Magdalene the first witness of the Lord’s resurrection and the first evangelist, and with the greatest reverence has …

full of women named Mary. Who is Mary Magdalene? She has been sensationalized from the time Gregory the Great declared her a “sinful woman” in the sixth century until Dan Brown perpetuated …