Is Mary Magdalene really at the Last Supper?

Question

In Da vinci's "Last Supper" there is a woman-like figure to the left of him. Is it realy Mary Magdalene????????

Answer 1

If there were ever a question to ignite the boards this is it. You wont get a true answer here. Youre better off researching the subject matter yourself.

Answer 2

"They" swear it isn't her but an effeminate apostle (can't remember who)- seems kinda like a stretch for me...unless Da Vinci wrote the names on the back of the wall he painted on we may never know. I never thought it was anyone other than Mary Magdalene. The fictional theories of the da Vinci Code aren't that alien to my thoughts. All my life I believed that it was most likely if Jesus was a real person then he was a married man and it was likely to be her. it is an argument that will likely go on for ever - remember though - like the Bible, the Da Vinci Code is a work of COMPLETE FICTION.

The bible clearly states that Mary was going to wash wash the feet of the Christ at the last supper before he decided to do it himself (though not one of his disciples was worthy of it) so I don't know what book some of these others have been forced to read??!?!?!!! OF COURSE WOMAN WAS AT LAST SUPPER - sheesh who do you think cooked and served it silly!

Why oh why is is so very difficult for people to think that Jesus might have loved a woman (rather than all these young boys) why oh why is it so difficult for some people to actually think. It won't hurt you or bring Satan into to world if you just stop and think about things once in a while. Remember that there are a great many versions of the "holy bible" not merely seperate translations but completely different interpretations. The King James vs. the Good News - the Old testament vs. the Torah and on and on and on. Yet the most religious seem to forget that there very own book says something about free will (even if it doesn't really they sure preach it)...If you think free will is such a sin then why was it a gift granted to man from your god? Huh? Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if people only allowed themselves the freedom of thought.

Peace fellow babies (I just know I'm gonna get more thumbs down from the RRR)

Answer 3

As you already know, the painting of the Last Supper was done by Leonardo Da Vinci. This is his interpretation of what the last supper may have looked like. Of course, being that he did'nt live in these times, nor that he witnessed this account, does'nt make him an expert on this subject. No one truly knows who was at the Last Supper, except for Jesus and his disciples, and whatever servants that may have helped, if any.

Answer 4

First of all you are looking at a painting, not a photograph. My son wants to know why everyone is sitting on the same side of the table. Someone wondered if that was the type of seating they had then for a banquet. The bible says that Jesus had sent the apostles ahead to make arrangements for a room to celebrate the Passover feast. The Last Supper is understood in Catholic Teaching to be the celebration of the Lord's passover as the Paschal Lamb of sacrifice, and institution of the Eucharist (Holy Communion.) It is understood by the Chuch, that this was the night the Lord instituted the priesthood, teaching the Apostles both the rites and the purpose of His sacrifice. Women are not part of the priesthood, in the offering of the sacrifice of the Holy Mass in the Church, and were not thought to be present at the Last Supper, in these moments. The moment that DaVinci is depicting, is when Jesus says: the one who dips his bread into the bowl is the one who will betray me. It is John the Evangelist who lays his head on Jesus chest, and finds these moments unbearable because of his love for Him. Yet it is John whom we find standing along with Mary the Mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalen (said to be the first contemplative sister of Christ) under the cross. It was Mary Magdalen to whom He appeared the morning of His Resurrection, at the tomb. She called to Him: Rabboni! meaning Teacher. For the Lord came to us as High Priest and to establish His Church.

Answer 5

Wow....come on now, let's be serious. NO...His 12 disciples were with Jesus. DaVinci's original "Last Supper" painting even has the names of each disciple. Not to mention he wasn't even THERE, so its all his interpretation of what it must have looked like.

Who's in it?

Looking across the picture from left to right:


Bartholomew, James Minor and Andrew form a group of three. All are aghast, Andrew to the point of holding his hands up in a "stop!" gesture.


Judas, Peter and John form the next group of three. Judas, you will note, has his face in shadow and is clutching a small bag (of silver?). Peter is visibly angry and a feminine-looking John seems about to swoon.


Christ is the calm in the midst of the storm.


Thomas, James Major and Philip are next. Thomas is clearly agitated, James Major stunned and Philip seems to be seeking clarification.


Matthew, Thaddeus and Simon comprise the last group of three figures. It appears that, when a situation turns ugly, Simon is the "go to" guy for explanations.

Answer 6

DaVinci Code aside, no, there is utterly no Biblical evidence, outside of Dan Brown's thrilling imagination, to evidence that Mary Magdalene was anywhere near the last supper. It would have been particularly uncouth for her to sit at the table. And no, Jesus was never married, and no, he never had a red-haired fairy-child named "sarah" or anything else like that. John was John. Pure and simple. There is ample evidence of this throughought the four gospels.

Answer 7

Da Vinci may well have meant her to be Mary, but remember, he lived over a thousand years after it was supposed to have happened, so there's no reason to trust his opinion more than most people's.

Not that I believe in any of that stuff anyway.

Answer 8

Research for yourself... you'll get only static on the subject here.

Has anyone noticed you didn't bring up Dan Brown, and that you're asking about Da Vinci's Painting.. why the discussion of a book?

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Answer 9

No. Usually the youngest person sat next to Jesus, and that was John. He was a teen when Jesus called him to be a disciple. Mary Magdalene wasn't there. It was Jesus and His 12 disciples.

Answer 10

matter of interpretation....
according to the bible No
according to the running debate raised by "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" and "The Da Vinci Code" Yes
see the Gospel of Mary -Gnostic Gospel - Nag Hammadi Library