Mary Magdalene
The Ancients
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The Story of Mary Magdalen
In the ancient world, writing is a strange activity. Not that many people could read and write. We have to ask why the gospels were ever written down. And mary magdalen is most frequently singled out as one who would have been well known to this story before the gospels. She's there at the crucifixion, and she sort of follows on to see what happens to the body afterwards.
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