Comments on: Who Framed Mary Magdalene? Part One

By: myrna kostash

myrna kostash — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:13:35 +0000

In reply to George Melnyk. Thank you, George. MM has turned out to be a woman of intense interest even in our own time.

By: George Melnyk

George Melnyk — Sat, 29 May 2021 20:12:37 +0000

Intensely written and intensely questioning. Looking forward to part two.

By: Diana Stevan

Diana Stevan — Sat, 22 May 2021 18:41:21 +0000

Myrna, what an interesting article.

Years back, I saw a program about the missing Gospel of Mary, how her leadership among the apostles had been discounted over time. As long as men alone lead in certain faiths, women will always take a back seat.

I grew up with the double standard, which still persists in too many places and in too many faiths.

It was heartening to read that the Catholic church now celebrates Mary Magdalene. Whether her relationship with Jesus was romantic or not will continue to be discussed.

But what seems to matter more is how she is viewed and discussed by the Christian faithful. This has a bearing on how women in these congregations and in the general society are viewed, accepted, and understood.

By: Alice Major

Alice Major — Sat, 22 May 2021 12:28:27 +0000

How very interesting, Myrna — I knew vaguely that Mary Magdalene was a conflation of figures from different parts of the Gospels. But I hadn’t thought of how the narrative of ‘romance’ undermines her status as a healer and apostolic figure.

By: Nancy Mattson

Nancy Mattson — Wed, 19 May 2021 08:11:57 +0000

Thank you Myrna for the references and the counter arguments. Just this past Sunday, our new vicar, James Hughesdon, mentioned a bold statement by John Sentamu (retired Archbishop of York & formerly our bishop of Stepney). As reported in Acts, when Matthias was chosen to fill the vacancy among the 12 disciples, they chose the wrong disciple, says Sentamu! The bold choice — and the obvious one — would have been Mary Magdalene.