‘Tis Pity She’s (Still) a Whore: Mary Magdalene in The Chosen

Early Jesus films reveled in the traditional, historically inaccurate interpretation of Mary Magdalene as a penitent prostitute. While films produced since the 1980s are less heavy-handed in explicitly sexualizing or shaming Mary, promiscuity remains her most persistent trait. Traces of the penitent...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Mary Magdalene and Film
Main Author: Burnette-Bletsch, Rhonda 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 192-201
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mary Magdalen / Film / Prostitution
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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