Mary Magdalene original Greek Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή, flourished 1st century AD) was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples. She is famous because she was the first person to see Jesus after he rose from the dead, according to John 20 and Mark 16:9, part of the so-called "Longer Ending" to that chapter.
The late 20th and early 21st century has seen a restoration of the New Testament figure of Mary Magdalene as a patron of women's preaching and ministry. Her new popularity has stemmed in part from the recognition that Mary Magdalene has suffered from what is believed to have been a historical defamation of character. Some argue who? that she has been misidentified as a repentant prostitute in historical tradition and as depicted in art as a weeping sinner wiping Jesus' feet with her hair.
According to Luke 8:2 and Mark 16:9, Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons." Some contemporary scholars contend this concept means healing from illness, not forgiveness of sin. On the other hand, some major Christian saints, including St. Bede and St. Gregory, interpret the seven devils to signify that she was "full of all vices. Hence, on this interpretation, the episode does signify the forgiveness of sins. Mary Magdalene is the leader of a group of female disciples who are present at the cross, when the male disciples (excepting John the Beloved) have fled, and at his burial. Mary was a devoted follower of Jesus, entering into the close circle of those taught by Jesus during his Galilean ministry. She became prominent during the last days, accompanying Jesus during his travels and following him to the end. She witnessed his Crucifixion and burial.
Mary Magdalene is referred to in early Christian writings as "the apostle to the apostles." In apocryphal texts, she is portrayed as a visionary and leader of the early movement, who was loved by Jesus more than the other disciples. Several Gnostic gospels, such as the Gospel of Mary, written in the early 2nd century, see Mary as the special disciple of Jesus who has a deeper understanding of his teachings and is asked to impart this to the other disciples. Speculations (though unsupported in Christian biblical canons) have emerged in antiquity and in modern times regarding Mary, including claims that she was Jesus' wife and bore him a daughter named Sarah.
In film and literature
Donatello's sculpture of Maria Magdalena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence, Italy
Abel Ferrara's 2005 film Mary:, with Juliette Binoche as an actress portraying Mary Magdalene in a film within the film
Anime and Manga series Chrono Crusade refers to main character Rosette Christopher as Mary of Magdalene
Antoinette May's novel Claudia, Daughter of Rome
Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln's 1982 book Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Bruce Chilton's Mary Magdalene: A Biography, Doubleday, 2005. ISBN 978-0385-51318-0
Charlotte Graham portrayed a silent Mary Magdalene in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code based on the Dan Brown novel of the same name
Christopher Moore includes Mary Magdalene (called 'Maggie' in the book) as a childhood friend of Jesus (called Joshua in the book) and Biff in his book Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Elizabeth Cunningham's "Maeve Chronicles." including Daughter of the Shining Isles, The Passion of Mary Magdalen, and Magdalen Rising
Fiona Avery's novel, The Crown Rose, Mary is said to have loved Jesus and borne a son by him
Dr. J.D. McWilliams' 2011 graphic novel The Tower: The True Story of Mary Magdalene's Rise from Demon Priestess to Christian Saint portrays Mary Magdalene as a victim of cultic sexual abuse before Jesus saves her.
Jean-Claude La Marre's 2006 film, Color of the Cross. Mary Magdalene is portrayed by Iranian actress Marjan Faritous
John Henson's retelling of various Gospel stories, The Gay Disciple (O Books, 2007). Mary Magdalene features particularly in 'The Far Country and Back Again', in which, known as 'Maggie', she is depicted as a friend and business associate of Mary of Bethany
Kathleen McGowan's novels The Expected One (Simon & Schuster, 2006)& "The Book of Love"
Ki Longfellow's novel, The Secret Magdalene (first published by Eio Books, 2005, then by Random House, 2007–2008) is in preproduction for Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, writer/director Nancy Savoca
Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, The Templar Revelation (1997)
Margaret George's novel Mary, Called Magdalene (Penguin Books: New York, 2002)
Marianne Fredriksson's novel, According to Mary Magdalene (1999)
Maurice Maeterlinck's 1910 play, Mary Magdalene, which acknowledges a debt to Paul Heyse's Maria von Magdala
Mel Gibson's 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ where Mary Magdalene is portrayed by Italian actress Monica Bellucci
Michèle Roberts' 1984 novel The Wild Girl, republished in 2007 as The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene, with a new preface by the author
Nikos Kazantzakis's novel, The Last Temptation of Christ (Martin Scorsese's film of the same title, played by Barbara Hershey)
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