Mary Magdalene

alternative Mary the Magdalene

1. biblicalA female disciple of Jesus.

   The firſt day of the weeke, commeth Mary Magdalene earely when it was yet darke, vnto the Sepulchre, and ſeeth the ſtone taken away from the Sepulchre.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 20:1, column 2

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   I tried to explain to the large and emotional congregation how Jesus would address the problem of illicit sex, contagion, and suffering. I quoted texts about his attitude toward Mary Magdalene (who was cured of seven sins), the Samaritan woman at the well (with five lovers), and the woman caught in adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. I said that all these actions showed his love and forgiveness and that Matthew 25’s “unto the least of these” put the responsibility on all of us to reach out to the afflicted with forgiveness and love.

   2014, Jimmy Carter, “Slavery and Prostitution”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 139

   Synonyms: Saint Mary