Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

Starting in the 18th century, Magdalene asylums—named after Mary Magdalene, a friend of Jesus often described as a repentant ...

Established in Ireland during the 18th century, the Magdalene laundries were created to house and redeem women who had "fallen" in Irish society; named after Mary Magdalene, the laundries admitted ...

A new film about Mary Magdalene sets out to refute the commonly held assumption that she was a prostitute redeemed by Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ Superstar. The Last Temptation of Christ.

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

Maurey, Yossi 2024. ‘Mary Magdalene Rises from the Dust,’ Twice. Religions, Vol. 15, Issue. 6, p. 659. Mary Magdalene is a key figure in the history of Christianity. After Mary, the mother of Jesus, ...

Information on St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham, Kent, home of the superb Cobham Brasses, with a church history, beautiful ...

Mary Magdalene is one of the best-known figures in the Bible and has been a frequent inspiration to artists and writers over the last 2000 years. However, her identity has provoked much debate.

"Here was a patient with a deeper understanding of the disease than most," Robert Hardman writes in 'Charles III' ...

For example, only a few names of women were widely known: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene, his disciple and the first witness to the resurrection; Mary and Martha, the sisters who ...

Sotheby's has been consigned a large collection of Old Master paintings, sculptures, and decorative art objects from the ...

This riveting historical reaches into the pages of the New Testament to reimagine the life of Mary Magdalene. Smith (The Ark and the Dove) paints Mary as a fragile young woman whose mother died ...