{"product_id":"9798235565012","title":"Mary Magdalene: Saint, Sinner, and the Woman Behind the Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Magdalene has been called a sinner, a saint, a prostitute, a mystic, a hidden bride, and the apostle to the apostles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly two thousand years, her name has carried the weight of myth, theology, art, scandal, devotion, and misunderstanding. She became one of the most famous women in Christian history, yet the woman behind the legend was far more powerful, complex, and historically important than the image handed down through centuries of tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Magdalene: Saint, Sinner, and the Woman Behind the Myth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the real story of Mary of Magdala, the woman who followed Jesus through Galilee, helped sustain his mission, stood at the cross when others fled, found the empty tomb, and carried the first message of the resurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the world she came from, the meaning of her healing, her role among the women who supported Jesus, her presence at the crucifixion, her place in the resurrection accounts, and the long transformation of her image in church history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, readers will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe real Mary Magdalene of the gospel texts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the Bible never calls her a prostitute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow centuries of church tradition reshaped her identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer role as witness, disciple, patron, and messenger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe meaning of the title \"apostle to the apostles\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hidden gospel traditions that made her a figure of spiritual authority\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow medieval art and devotion turned her into the great penitent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy modern scholarship has restored her as one of Christianity's most important women\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom first century Galilee to the medieval cult of the Magdalene, from the Gospel of Mary to modern debates about female authority, this is the story of a woman who was remembered, reshaped, diminished, rediscovered, and never forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Magdalene was more than a symbol of sin and repentance. She was a witness at the centre of the Christian story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Lantern House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48212581908721,"sku":"9798235565012","price":14.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798235565012_p0.jpg?v=1779590616","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798235565012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}