Is it true that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute?

Answer 1

Nobody knows.

People will say she was guilty of adultury, but who knows. . .maybe she was a married woman who cheated?

I asked this same question once, and I think it's highly UNLIKELY that she was a prostitute.

Answer 2

There are a few other details in Matthew and Luke, some of which conflict with the above account on minor points. The most interesting version, however, is in John, thought to be the last Gospel written. In it the empty tomb is discovered and Mary Magdalene keeps vigil beside it, weeping. Jesus appears, but she fails to recognize him and, thinking him the gardener, asks if he knows where the body has been taken. "Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master." One of the most poignant scenes in all of world literature, this no doubt inspired much of the subsequent Mary Magdalene legend. As far as the Gospels go, there's a bit more in John, but that's about it.

You're thinking: wait a sec. Everybody knows that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, that she washed Jesus' feet with her hair, that he forgave her sins, and so on.

Except we don't know that. Luke tells the story of a woman, "a sinner," probably but not certainly a prostitute, who throws herself at Jesus' feet, anoints him, etc., while he's having dinner at the house of a Pharisee. Luke first mentions Mary Magdalene immediately following this incident.
Verses about Mary Magdalene:
i.e., Mary of Magdala, probably the place of that name on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Out of her went seven devils (Luke 8: 2). She was near the cross (Matt. 27: 56; Mark 15: 40; John 19: 25); at the burial (Matt. 27: 61; Mark 15: 47); at the tomb in the morning (Matt. 28: 1; Mark 16: 1; Luke 24: 10; John 20: 1, 11. Jesus appeared to her (Mark 16: 9; John 20: 14-18).

Answer 3

The bibles of both the Old and New Testaments were collected and edited by a small hand-picked group of men during the early days of the Roman Catholic Church. There were whole books or testaments omitted because they didn't fit into the early Church's concept of how they wanted to portray Jesus' life.

These books became known as the 'lost books' of the bible. Every once in a while some of the testaments show up, like with the Dead Sea Scrolls and recently, with the Book Of Judas.

In the early unedited version of Mary's life you'll find that she was anything but a hooker. She was of royal family, had family wealth and was Jewish.

Yes, there's proof! Do the research. I'm too lazy to provide the links today.

Answer 4

No it was an example by an early Bishop or Pope that used Mary Magdalene as a prostitute, the seven demons etc. she was cleansed and lead a new life. Historically other than that it is not recorded she was an actual prostitute.

Answer 5

No way. This is nonsense made up by the Catholic Church.

Paul the revisionist was gay and he was afraid of women. Mary was a highly respected figure in early Christianity. For this reason the patriarchal church had to discredit her

What better way to do this than to label her a prostitute? Read what has been recovered of the gospel of Mary Magdalene.

Pay no attention to the last part that is derogatory toward her and women in general. This bull was added later in an effort to smear her name.

Answer 6

No any historical data about it. If you doubt with it, let's say she was a prostitute. So what? Everyone can make mistakes, meaning include her. The point is even though she was, but she found the right way to life. I think this point is the most important.
we can say the fall and raise Mary Magdalene.
Principaly she was not.

Answer 7

No. Apparently one of the early Protestant reformists made that statement in a sermon by combining some of the Mary's mentioned in the New Testament into one person and it stuck forever. Mary of Magdela was a financial supporter who became his most beloved follower and deciple.

Answer 8

She was the woman who washed Jesus feet in Matthew the tax collectors house(a very tough crowd hung out there). And scripture says of her in Luke 8 that she had had 7 demons cast out of her. That's all we know.

Any "Lost books" of the Bible were not accepted by scholars because they were found to contradict the many other manuscripts from the time, which means that they were discredited, by known witnesses. These Gnostic gospels were often written on purpose by enemies of the christian community and if you look into it no credible scholars of any faith accept them as valid.

Answer 9

I would not advise to put any sort of faith in anything related to the Davinci code.
Mary was a character from The Bible. The Bible is a questionable source of jewish and greek history at best.
The question I believe you should be asking is, does it matter? In what way would it change your life if she was or was not?
Try to focus on what's most important in life. Work according to your priorities.

-Omnipotentantidote

Answer 10

nope. it says that seven demons are cast out of her. in another gospel account, it says that there is a woman named mary who anoints Jesus' feet with perfume and wipes it with her hair (i think it's in John). there is also a similar story (i think in Luke) of a prostitute anointing Jesus' feet. the stories simply got all mixed up. mary was a common name and there are quite a few mary's that Jesus encounters, although we all tend to mix them up. anyways, to answer the question, no, she was not, but the confusion with the stories is why there are people who believe that she was.