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Mary, Called Magdalene

By Margaret George

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| Hardcover | 9780670030965

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Magdalene are tantalizingly brief, yet she continues to spark controversy, curiosity, and veneration. We know more about her than about many of Christ's male disciples, and her significance is enshrined in her ancient honorific "Apostle to the Apostles." But still, as a woman, she remains in shadow.Continue

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Mary, Called Magdalene

Mary, Called Magdalene Margaret George Viking Press Hardcover 528 pages June 2002 Margaret George, author of best-selling historical novels such as The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles, tackles the story of Jesus ... (read full critics)

curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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Antidote to the Da Vinci Code

I read this book back in 2005 shortly after I'd read the Da Vinci code, and whilst it is not an account of Mary Magdalene's life from a Christian perspective, and has a great deal of speculation about Mary's relationship with Jesus and the other disciples, there is none of the outright blasphemy sug ... (continue)

I read this book back in 2005 shortly after I'd read the Da Vinci code, and whilst it is not an account of Mary Magdalene's life from a Christian perspective, and has a great deal of speculation about Mary's relationship with Jesus and the other disciples, there is none of the outright blasphemy suggested by Dan Brown. Margaret George paints a very full account of her subject's life in a fictional way, but at the same time the incidents we know of from the biblical account appear to me to be very accurate rendition of the events concerned.
I found this a very interesting, fascinating and enjoyable read, and have almost been tempted into reading some of the author's other biographical novels. I would be particularly interested if she were to write on the lives of other biblical characters.
Although it is not totally accurate theologically (in my view), I would commend the book as a very worthwhile read. I'm not the world's most avid reader, but this kept my attention to the end of its (from recollection) 900+ pages.

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