Author : Jane Schaberg
Release : 2004-08-31
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 454/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene by : Jane Schaberg
Download or read book The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene written by Jane Schaberg. This book was released on 2004-08-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversy surrounding Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and re-assessment of this popular figure. Within a progressive feminist framework, The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene approaches Christian Testament sources through analysis of legend, archaeology, and gnostic/apocryphal traditions. This is the story of the suppression and distortion of a powerful woman leader - Schaberg presents Mary Magdalene as successor to Jesus in a challenging alternative to the Petrine primacy. >