The Meaning of "Magdalene": A Review of Literary Evidence

While it is common today to refer to Jesus's disciple Μαρία[μ] ἡ Μαγδαληνή as Mary "of Magdala," with Magdala identified as a Galilean city named Tarichaea, what do our earliest Christian sources actually indicate about the meaning of this woman's name? Examination of the Gospel...

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Authors: Schrader, Elizabeth (Author) ; Taylor, Joan E. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press 2021
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 140, Issue: 4, Pages: 751-773
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mary Magdalen / Naming / New Testament / Magdala (Thuringia)
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HC New Testament
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