Ahh...the Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction. Thought you'd like to know that!
--- John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Judy, > > According to the "Da Vinci Code", there is a cult > that believes Jesus > was married to Mary Magdalen. I personally have not > encountered such > cult, since they are secretive by nature. > > The book above also mentions that Michelangelo was a > member of this > cult. Hence, he painted a feminine figure on the > right hand side of > Jesus on his painting rendition of the Last Supper. > > Regards, > > John R. > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine > <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 28, 2007, at 1:18 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > You mean Mary Magdalene? How does she "get > toasted"? > > > > By whom? > > > > > > Obviously not by Jesus, to whom she may very > well have been > married. > > > > > > > > She's the one to whom Jesus appears in the > garden > > > > after he's crucified, the one who brings the > news > > > > of the resurrection to the other disciples. > > > > She's > > > > sometimes referred to as "the apostle to the > apostles" > > > > because of this. > > > > > > That was his mother Mary. > > > > Er, no, it was Mary Magdalene. > > > > > > She's a *saint*, fer pete's sake, with her own > feast > > > > day. > > > > > > She's clearly on a lower status than the Virgin > Mary, > > > > Well, of course she is. > > > > > sometimes being all but called a prostitute. > > > > "All but" called a prostitute? There's a long > > tradition (not biblical) that she had indeed > > been a prostitute before encountering Jesus. > > But that makes her a poster child for repentance. > > > > Christianity > > > through the years seems to have all but denied > her > > > existence. > > > > Actually not. She's always been a prominent > > figure in Christianity. She has her own cults > > and her own churches. Her importance--she was > > probably one of the leaders of the early church-- > > has been downplayed, but her existence certainly > > hasn't been denied. > > > > How many Renaissance paintings, for instance, > > > feature her, > > > > Quite a few, actually. > > > > and how many feature his mother? There's really > > > no question who is the more revered. > > > > Of course, but I wasn't questioning that, > > now, was I? > > > > Jeepers, there you go again, Sal. > > > > As to paintings, check this page out: > > http://www.oceanru.com/magdalene/ > > > > Of course there are more paintings of Mary the > > mother of Jesus than there are of Mary Magdalene, > > but there are plenty of her. > > > > > If you haven't noticed this, Judy, I guess you > > > haven't been paying attention. > > > > Sal, you keep doing this to yourself. You think > > it was Jesus' mother who saw Jesus in the garden > > after his crucifixion and brought the news of his > > resurrection to the disciples, and *I'm* the one > > who hasn't been paying attention?? > > > > Time to hit the books > > > again. Try Mr. Encyclopedia for starters. :) > > > > Yeah, try Mr. Bible, babe. > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups > email. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
