A controversial 1,500-year-old manuscript that is said to have been unearthed in the British Library claims Jesus Christ was ...

A controversial text has recently surfaced claiming that Jesus had a wife and two children with her as well. The text, which ...

But whoever the woman now known as Mary Magdalene ... and secular art has exerted an unusually powerful influence over the Western imagination. With the exception of Jesus and his mother, probably ...

At least once a week someone emails me to tell me that Mary Magdalene and Jesus were married. Sometimes, they can trace their own family tree back to history’s most famous non-couple.

Was Magdalene, as portrayed in centuries of art and literature ... The Gospel of Mary stresses Magdalene's spiritual wisdom and closeness to Jesus. At one point, Peter challenges Magdalene ...

Jesus does forgive her and tells the protesting guests, "Her many sins have been released, because she loved much." The 18th-century Italian artist mistakenly calls her Mary Magdalene, but he can ...

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This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo ...

Some texts even mention her having a romantic relationship with Jesus. The figure of Mary Magdalene has been debated ... However in art and literature, this is how she’s been portrayed since.

Every July for the past 23 years I have joined in beautiful celebrations honoring St. Mary of Magdala. To prepare for her feast this year, I viewed director Garth Davis' "Mary Magdalene" film ...

It’s beautiful to reflect on the parallels: Both at his birth and at his rebirth, Jesus’ first intimate moments were shared with a woman named Mary. In art and in literature, Mary Magdalene is ...

And when Jesus tells him, “Feed my sheep,” we’re rooting for Peter to finally get it right, and we believe that, against all odds, he will. We know Mary Magdalene was an independent woman ...