Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene ... is to Mary Magdalene. Here’s the reason that it really matters: right now in your Bible as it is translated, Martha, not Mary, gives the ...

For example, only a few names of women were widely known: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene, his disciple and the first witness to the resurrection; Mary and Martha, the sisters who ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

While the Gospels may not directly speak of Jesus' visits here, its close proximity to Nazareth ... It is famously known as ...

Texts discovered in the mid-20th Century raised further questions about the nature of her relationship with Jesus. Mary Magdalene is first mentioned by name in Mark, the second Gospel. However ...