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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 225
EAN: 9780786713110
ISBN: 0786713119
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: December 02, 2003
Publisher: Basic Books
Sales Rank: 788121
Studio: Basic Books
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Tradition and history have made of her 'the other Mary.' Even in the New Testament Mary Magdalene stands among women second only to Mary the Mother, albeit she has been reduced by the biblical Gospels to little more than a fallen woman redeemed by Jesus. In the Gnostic Gospels, however, Magdalene figures almost as significantly as Christ, who names her 'the woman who knows all.' The conflicting accounts of Mary Magdalene have sent best-selling author Lynn Picknett on a quest for the truth that has led her to the thirteenth-century cult of the Black Madonna, then back to Christianity's beginnings and earlier. Tracing Mary's name to Magdala in Egypt, Picknett learns that the term Magdal-eder means 'tower of the flock,' or Good Shepherd, a title also given to Jesus Christ. Based on her explorations into new scholarship on recently discovered Gnostic texts, Picknett finds a vital partnership between Jesus and Mary that synthesized Eastern and Egyptian mysticism and that promulgated gender equality, anointing rites, and sexual rituals. In that relationship, she discovers an alliance that Christ's Apostles and, later, the Catholic Church strove ardently to suppress. Picknett's revelations rarely fail to provoke at least a reconsideration of long-accepted church doctrine.
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At least that's what I felt like the author was on at times during reading this. I enjoy reading alternative views of Mary Magdalene and seeing where people got their ideas, but this book started strange and got further and further beyond the realm of reality with every chapter. No matter what you're looking for in a book about Mary, I wouldn't start here.
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I think Lynn Picknett sat down one night with a big bottle of wine and decided to rant her feelings, her research and strong opinions on some paper. She has some interesting ideas about who the Magdalene may have been or come from, and then never mentions it again- in fact here isn't much specifically about Magdalene at all. And statements like "..when the Gnostics were silly they were extremely silly"- excuse me?? I resisted reading this book for a long time because friends who, like me, thought ... Read More
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Was Mary Magdalene the wife of Jesus? Lynn Picknett thinks so, and she shows us a startling picture of the pair, with Mary Magdalene portrayed as spiritually superior to Jesus. Taking the Bible and the Nag Hamadi scrolls and other recently uncovered documents as her sources, she picks her way through the evidence that Mary Magdalene was a wealthy and learned woman, possibly a black woman and possibly schooled in the Egyptian mysteries. Picknett also draws heavily on the research she and Clive Prince ... Read More
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I purchased this book hoping for an objective, scholarly history of the life of Mary Magdalene. However, this book is little more than an assortment of personal attacks on the beliefs of Christianity and the Catholic Church cleverly marketed as a biography. In typical propaganda-slinging fashion, she paraphrases and condemns writings, events and individuals that go against her personal views while accepting and embracing those that support her beliefs. While Ms. Picknett clearly conducted a large amount ... Read More
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Loved it. This book answered alot of questions. I don't believe every thing that was stated, But that is the main reason that i loved this book. It was nice to know that someone is willing to research and publish a book no matter on what people think. I think that is a blessing to know that Mary Magdalene was not the fallen women she was made out to be, but a founder of early christianity. If your a fundmentalist you should have never picked up this book to begin with. My thanks to the author..
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