Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the Sinful Woman of Luke 7: The Same Person?
This article argues that Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the sinful woman in Luke 7 should be identified as one and the same, as long held by Christian tradition but recently challenged. Comparison of the four Gospel narratives of Christ's anointing reveals numerous details supporting this...
| Published in: | Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIIAS
[2010]
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Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary
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| Further subjects: | B
MARY Magdalene, Saint, fl. 1st century
B Ordination of women B Bible. Gospels B women B SOCIAL conditions of women B Jesus Christ Resurrection B Mary of Bethany B sinful woman B Bible. Luke B Jesus Christ B Mary Magdalene B Resurrection B Women's Ordination B Sexism B SEXISM in the Bible |
| Summary: | This article argues that Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the sinful woman in Luke 7 should be identified as one and the same, as long held by Christian tradition but recently challenged. Comparison of the four Gospel narratives of Christ's anointing reveals numerous details supporting this identification. Sustained literary motifs also build a consistent characterization. An intriguing story emerges which, far from discrediting Mary from influence or ministry, honours her as a woman called by Christ to be an apostle even to the apostles and an eyewitness to his resurrection and transformative grace, the essence of his message. |
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| ISSN: | 1908-4862 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asia Adventist Seminary (Silang), Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary
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