selling bookins. and this is despite the fact that they have both been dead for nearly two thousand years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good mother who said yes. in a sense you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth, in fact you can say the whole modern world began when mary gave birth, the way we date checks, the way we count our age and anniversaries, and so on, from the moment marry gave birth. the other mary, called magdalene, is called the bad girl, who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair was a sign that she was touched by satan. until she found jesus. and her conversion at his hands
they have both been dead for nearly 2,000 years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good virgin mary who said yes to god s request and who reigns from heaven crowned with stars. in a sense, you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth. in fact, you could say the whole modern world begins the moment mary gave birth. it s the way we make dates, ount our age, our anniversaries and so on, from the moment mary gave birth. the other mary, called magdalene, is the bad mary. who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair was a sign that she was touched by satan. until she found jesus. and her conversion at his hands made her christianity s original hooker with a heart of gold. i think i learned what most people did, which is that mary magdalene was a repentant prostitute. she was a follower of jesus, but she was the woman caught in adultery. she appeared at the resurrection. but the prominent imagery of her was the
in blockbuster movies and in best-selling books. and this, despite the fact that they have both been dead for nearly 2,000 years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good virgin mary who said yes to god s request and who reigns from heaven crowned with stars. in a sense, you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth. in fact, you could say the whole modern world begins the moment mary gave birth. it s the way we make dates, ount our age, our anniversaries and so on, from the moment mary gave birth. the other mary, called magdalene, is the bad mary. who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair was a sign that she was touched by satan. until she found jesus. and her conversion at his hands made her christianity s original hooker with a heart of gold. i think i learned what most people did, which is that mary magdalene was a repentant prostitute. she was a follower of jesus, but she was the woman caught in adu