--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > <willytex@> wrote: > > > > Robert Gimbel wrote: > > > Yeah, but, Ms. Magdalene was considered to be a whore, > > > and I'm not sure that anyone would respect a Rabbi who > > > married a whore. You remember that in that period of > > > history, her fate would have been death, if Jesus had > > > not intervened. Much like the women of Islam who would > > > suffer the same fate, in this period of history, if > > > anyone of them committed the same 'crime'. > > > > > You don't seem to be very familiar with the New Testament, > > Robert. Mary of Magdala was not a "whore" unless you think > > that she had sexual a relationship with Jesus. However, > > this is not stated to be so in the Bible. > > > > So, where, exactly, did you get the idea that Mary of > > Magdala was a "whore" who had sex with Jesus? From a > > Gnostic source? If so, which one? > > There are two people here: you mention Mary of Magdala, > This is a different person than Mary Magdalene. > From the New Testament, you know the story of Jesus saving Mary > Magdalene from death by stoning. I used the word whore for effect, > but nonetheless, as the story goes, in the New Testament, she was > sleeping with many men, as a prostitute.
I'm gonna have to challenge you to produce the verses of the New Testament to support this, Robert. You won't be able to, because nothing you say above is true.
