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" Mary Magdalene : "
Bruce Chilton.
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BL
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984348
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b738718
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| Main Entry
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Chilton, Bruce.
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| Title & Author
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Mary Magdalene : : a biography /\ Bruce Chilton.
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| Edition Statement
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1st pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Image,, 2005.
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xiv, 220 pages :: maps ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0385513186
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: 9780385513180
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| Notes
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"A hardcover edition of this book was originally published in 2005 by Doubleday"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-201) and index.
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| Contents
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Map: the Mediterranean basin -- Map: Israel, Nabataea, and Syria -- Prologue -- Marguerite -- Possessed -- Magdalene -- Secret exorcism -- Mary's signature -- Nameless anointer -- Thy name is as oil poured forth -- Transfiguration at the tomb -- Ecstatic vision -- Scar -- Expurgating the Magdalene -- Orthodox ambivalence and the gnostic quest -- Breakout -- Goddess and the vixen -- Afterword: Relics of the Magdalene -- Chronology for Mary Magdalene -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Appendix: Magdalene sources int he synoptic gospels (a direct translation from Luke and Mark) -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Synopsis: After two thousand years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant new biography, Bruce Chilton, a renowned biblical scholar, offers the first complete and authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through groundbreaking interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus' ministry and was a seminal figure in the creation of Christianity. Chilton's descriptions of who Mary Magdalene was and what she did challenge the male-dominated history of Christianity familiar to most readers. Placing Mary within the traditions of Jewish female savants, Chilton presents a visionary figure who was fully immersed in the mystical practices that shaped Jesus' own teachings and a woman who was a religious master in her own right.
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Jesus Christ-- Friends and associates.
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Mary Magdalene
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Jesus Christ.
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Mary Magdalene
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Christian saints, Biography.
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Christian saints.
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Friendship.
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Bible., New Testament
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Bible., New Testament.
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| Dewey Classification
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226.092
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BS2485.C45 2005
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