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From: "JJ Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Thank you for helping to clear the issue up about Mary Magdalene. I have
> been doing some research and find nothing of such reference in the Bible
> about her "profession". If memory serves me right, it was her mother who
> approached Jesus and asked him if he could help her daughter who suffered
> from demon possession. Therefore, in conclusion, being demon possessed is
> Mary Magdalene's only and greatest sin, according to the Biblical account.
> Also, it is interesting to note that Mary Magdalene was the first Apostle.
> The word Apostle meaning, "one sent forth". She was the first one sent
> forth with a message to the followers of Christ that he was alive and had
> been resurrected. Therefore, I would speculate that the person who
> originally dubbed Mary Magdalene as a prostitute was incensed upon realizing
> that a woman could possibly have been the first Apostle.
According to an article I read in Bible Review, Mary Magdalene enjoyed much honor and
respect in the early
church, and indeed was elevated to a status not unlike that accorded "Sophia", the
Goddess of Wisdom...
It was only when Rome imposed its rules, regulations, and customs (carried over from
pagan days) -- customs
which did NOT allow for women to attain high office -- was the Magdalene painted with
the slur of being a
prostitute...
June
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