Mary Magdalene

Sex worker, saint, witness, sinner, wife. In the 2000 years since Mary Magdalene is said to have followed Jesus Christ, she’s been categorized as many things. If the biblical texts are reviewed then it can be seen that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute or Jesus’ wife because she is described in all four gospels as a disciple and follower, even with consideration of recent pop culture portrayals and Pope Gregory’s opinion of who she was, there is enough evidence to suggest that she was not what

As an influential biblical figure, Mary Magdalene has been the subject of numerous works of art. She has been represented in a variety of tropes and styles; which were subject to the religious, political, and social standards of the time. Giacomo Galli’s Saint Mary Magdalene was painted in the early seventeenth century in Italy, at the beginning of the Baroque era. By contorting Magdalene’s body, bathing her in light and encompassing her in darkness, Galli was able to present the viewer with an

Wednesday July 22nd. Mary Magdalene is one of my favorite people in the bible. She is loyal, strong and persistent. She was such an eager disciple and did not let her weaknesses stop her from serving and learning from the Lord. So in this Gospel reading I see her vulnerable, weak and anxious. A moment of devastating pain as she discovers the body of Jesus was missing from the tomb. As I read the passage I highlighted a few phrases and the one that spoke loudly to me was when “Jesus said to her

In this essay I will be talking about Mary Magdalene. Out of all the saints we’ve learned this year I liked her the most. Her past showed me that if you have true strength in Jesus Christ he will forgive you no matter what you’ve done. I also liked how she stood by Jesus side till the very end many didn’t do that many even betrayed him but she didn’t, that showed a lot of courage on her part. Mary Magdalene was one of the few people who stayed at Jesus side till the very end though she had a very

What word, phrase or image struck you? Mary Magdalene is one of my favorite people in the bible. She is loyal, strong and persistent. She was such an eager disciple and did not let her weaknesses stop her from serving and learning from the Lord. So in this Gospel reading I see her vulnerable, weak and anxious. A moment of devastating pain as she discover the body of Jesus was missing from the tomb. As I read the passage I highlighted a few phrases and the one that spoke loudly to me was when

Response #4 Schaberg’s article “How Mary Magdalene Became a Whore” is trying to figure out how Mary Magdalene became a whore in the eyes of the audience. Schaberg proves her point by using examples from the Gospels to depict how such a claim could have taken place. The problem that the author runs into is that with the Gospels writings, it is hard telling how to comprehend it as to whether or not Mary Magdalene is in fact a whore. Schaberg proposes that Mary Magdalene is actually an importance to early

Saint Mary Magdalene was a Christian figure depicted either as Jesus’s wife or a prostitute or sometimes even both. The Western Church claims she was a prostitute who was saved by Jesus. The other churches claim she is merely an apostle who followed Jesus. Most can agree she was a believer and a follower but whether she was close to Jesus or not is still being debated. She was indeed a repented whore but she must’ve been much closer to Jesus than what has been told. Mary Magdalene, a.k.a. Mary of Magdala

Mary Magdalene and St. Peter of Verona (or St. Peter Martyr) are two wooden, Italian works of art on display in the Greendale Special Collections and Archives in the Olin Library. The depiction of Mary Magdalene predates St. Peter of Verona by about a century, made in the early 16th century, with St. Peter of Verona coming into fruition in the 17th century. The two works are similar in subject, that of the Catholic saint. Despite their similar functions and purposes, they are products of their own

The identity of Mary Magdalene has always been one of great debate. Who is this woman who appears, by name, only three times throughout the entirety of the Gospels? Some say she is a prostitute. Others claim her as the matriarch of Christianity. Though there is little known about her, she has made a great impact on society as a whole, through her presence in pop culture to the role she plays in the feminist movement in the Church. Mary Magdalene is an incredibly important part of the female Christian

The Painting Martha and Mary Magdalene is one of the many masterpieces in the DIA’s collection in Detroit. Although there is much more to understanding a work of art then just looking at it. In order to understand a piece, you have to understand the Artist, the time period, and the symbols in that painting that may have very different meaning today. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio better known as simply Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque master painter born in Italy around 1571. After he apprenticed