sepphoris, a frequent target of jewish rebels. according to journalist lesley hazelton, author of mary: a flesh and blood biography of the virgin mother, mary was not just an observer, but directly involved in the politics of her time. there s no doubt in my mind that she because she knew the ins and outs and all the side roads of the hills, where the caves were, where you could hide, where you could safely go and nobody could track you, even at night without a moon, especially on moonless nights she would have been used to, and she would have wanted to, guide rebels who were fleeing from the military to safety. rather like a kind of underground railroad. the virgin mary as the princess leia of her day, defending the rebels against the evil empire? perhaps. until the 13-year-old mary, who was not yet married to joseph, got some news from an angel that she was pregnant.
sepphoris, a frequent target of jewish rebels. according to journalist lesley hazelton, author of mary: a flesh and blood biography of the virgin mother, mary was not just an observer, but directly involved in the politics of her time. there s no doubt in my mind that she because she knew the ins and outs and all the side roads of the hills, where the caves were, where you could hide, where you could safely go and nobody could track you, even at night without a moon, especially on moonless nights she would have been used to, and she would have wanted to, guide rebels who were fleeing from the military to safety. rather like a kind of underground railroad. the virgin mary as the princess leia of her day, defending the rebels against the evil empire? perhaps. until the 13-year-old mary, who was not yet married to joseph, got some news from an angel that
i would assume that she looked like other middle eastern women, which would have been dark haired and dark skinned. and she probably would have been about the same height as women of her time. and what we know about that is, that s probably five feet 5 1 , 5 2 , somewhere in there. and scholars say her name wasn t mary, but mariam, in the aramaic language she spoke in a small town called nazareth. it was a rural existence, governed by the rituals of jewish life, and by roman soldiers in the nearby city of sepphoris, a frequent target of jewish rebels. according to journalist lesley hazelton, author of mary: a flesh and blood biography of the virgin mother, mary was not just an observer, but directly involved in the politics of her time. there s no doubt in my mind that she because she knew the ins and outs and all the side roads of the hills, where the
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 repentant bad girl. scholars have called these
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