The Quest for Mary Magdalene
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The Quest for Mary Magdalene

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Quest for Mary Magdalene

About this book

"A well-researched and page-turning history . . . a narrative as clue-rich as a thriller" from the international bestselling author of The Templars (Ben Wilson, Sunday Times).
Mary Magdalene is a larger figure than any text, larger than the Bible or the Church; she has taken on a life of her own. She has been portrayed as a penitent whore, a wealthy woman, Christ's wife, an adulteress, a symbol of the frailty of women, and an object of veneration. And, to this day, she remains a potent and mysterious figure.
In the manner of a quest, this book follows Mary Magdalene through the centuries, explores how she has been reinterpreted for every age, and examines what she herself reveals about woman and man and the divine. It seeks the real Mary Magdalene in the New Testament and in the gnostic gospels, where she is extolled as the chief disciple of Christ. It investigates how and why the Church recast her as a fallen woman, traces her story through the Renaissance when she became a goddess of beauty and love, and looks at Mary Magdalene as the feminist icon she has become today.
"Haag—by dint of a heady combination of pure zest, great imagination and refreshing irreverence . . . drags Mary Magdalene, kicking and screaming, into the very heart of the Biblical narrative." —Nicola Barker, Spectator
"Mirroring the title and scope of Albert Schweitzer's The Quest of the Historical Jesus, Haag pushes back legend and myth to uncover the real Mary Magdalene. . . . A thought-provoking re-examination of a misunderstood heroine of the Bible" — Kirkus Reviews

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Information

Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780062059765
eBook ISBN
9780062059789
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Women in History

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Map
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Prologue: Jesus and Mary Magdalene
  6. Chapter 1: The Woman Called Magdalene
  7. Chapter 2: The Kingdom of God
  8. Chapter 3: On the Road with Jesus
  9. Chapter 4: The Abomination of Desolation
  10. Chapter 5: Strange Days at Bethany
  11. Chapter 6: The Trial and Death of Jesus
  12. Chapter 7: The Empty Tomb
  13. Chapter 8: The Disappearance of Mary Magdalene
  14. Chapter 9: The Gnostic Magdalene
  15. Chapter 10: Changing Roles: The Virgin and the Whore
  16. Chapter 11: The Bride of Christ: Magdalene of the Cathars
  17. Chapter 12: The Escape from the Cave: Renaissance Magdalene
  18. Chapter 13: Modern Mary Magdalene
  19. Further Reading
  20. Index
  21. About the Author
  22. Also by Michael Haag
  23. Copyright
  24. About the Publisher

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