Mary Magdalene
In Our Time: Religion
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The Influence of Mary Magdalene on Christianity
The moment she moved away from Magdalene Nunaya to any other place, especially when we meet her called Mary Magdalene, she's called this name that seems to be something like a nickname. We know that nickname is characteristic of how Jesus called his disciples Peter as you said, sons of thunder and so on. So if she had a nickname that indicates she was distinctive, it's very odd in terms of other women's names in the first century because they're always named in association with a male member of the family usually their father or their husband. Having her simply called Magdalitha Magdalen indicates her as quite an independent solitary figure too.
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