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now let s join correspondent greg palkot in paris for a look at how the da vinci code s popularity has created an industry. thanks to the da vinci code, tourist capital paris just got more visited. much of the book is set here. the action begins in the louvre museum with the murder of its curator and a painting said to hint at, among other things, mary magdalene s more prominent role. well, what s more interesting about mary magdalene is her role as sort of an early leader. one of several da vinci code tours conducted here is led by art expert ellen mcbreen. history is something that s based on original documentation, something that dan brown plays a little fast and loose with in the book. in fact, tour guide mcbreen does find a lot of inconsistencies in the da vinci code novel, as do others. it s claimed in the book the pyramid behind me contains a satanically sinister 666 plates of glass. according to the louvre museum, that should read 673. ....
Between the dominant tradition, which is represented by peter, and then mary magdalene becomes a sort of heroine figure for this subdominant voice that still wants to be heard. another gnostic text, the gospel of philip, seems to tell us that jesus relationship to mary magdalene was intimate. it says he used to kiss her often. likewise, protestant reformer martin luther thought jesus and the magdalene may have been a couple. and the songwriters of jesus christ superstar couldn t resist the idea either. so the da vinci code s thesis isn t new. but could it be true? even feminist theologians have trouble buying into that one. so for her to be standing in the text next to jesus and not be called mary, wife of jesus, but to be called mary of magdala would be unique in all of ancient literature of any kind and as historians, we don t like unique. ....
This subdominant voice that still wants to be heard. another gnostic text, the gospel of philip, seems to tell us that jesus relationship to mary magdalene was intimate. it says he used to kiss her often. likewise, protestant reformer martin luther thought jesus and the magdalene may have been a couple. and the songwriters of jesus christ superstar couldn t resist the idea either. so the da vinci code s thesis isn t new. but could it be true? even feminist theologians have trouble buying into that one. so for her to be standing in the text next to jesus and not be called mary, wife of jesus, but to be called mary of magdala would be unique in all of ancient literature of any kind and as historians, we don t like unique. and in my mind that simply settles the issue right there. ....
Gnostic gospels say the new texts do reflect some kind of internal church battle, one that has echoes for women 1,800 years later. i think there may well be some kind of struggle from the third or fourth centuries a.d., between the dominant tradition, which is represented by peter, and then mary magdalene becomes a sort of heroine figure for this subdominant voice that still wants to be heard. another gnostic text, the gospel of philip, seems to tell us that jesus relationship to mary magdalene was intimate. it says he used to kiss her often. likewise, protestant reformer martin luther thought jesus and the magdalene may have been a couple. and the songwriters of jesus christ superstar couldn t resist the idea either. so the da vinci code s thesis isn t new. but could it be true? even feminist theologians have ....
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 w ....