Mary Magdalene A Biography

Name: Mary Magdalene A Biography
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ISBN: 9780385513180

ISBN-10: 0385513186

ISBN-13: 9780385513180

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bruce Chilton

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After 2,000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity. Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms—witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant new biography, Bruce Chilton, a renowned biblical scholar, offers the first complete and authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through groundbreaking interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton shows that Mary played a central role in…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.53" wide x 8.22" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Map: The Mediterranean Basin


Map: Israel, Nabataea, and Syria


Prologue: Marguerite



Possessed



The Magdalene



Secret Exorcism



Mary's Signature



Nameless Anointer



"Thy Name is as Oil Poured Forth"



Transfiguration at the Tomb



Ecstatic Vision



The Scar



Expurgating the Magdalene



Orthodox Ambivalence and the Gnostic Quest



The Breakout



The Goddess and the Vixen


Afterword: Relics of the Magdalene


A Chronology for Mary Magdalene


Acknowledgments


Notes



The Magdalene Source in the Synoptic Gospels (A Direct Translation from Luke and Mark)


Index