2007-01-04 16:45:43 · 8 answers · asked by jay r 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is FICTION.
2007-01-04 16:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Catholics taught this, not Christians. It is almost universally agreed today that characterizations of her as a repentant prostitute are completely unfounded. However, Mary Magdalene has long been confused with other women also named Mary and some anonymous women whose stories were mistakenly fused into one sensual young sinner. This conflation merging several women into one composite has incorrectly linked the Magdalene with the unnamed sinner (commonly thought to have been a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50. Though St. Mary Magdalene is named in each of the four gospels in the New Testament, not once does it say that she was a prostitute or a sinner. Nothing in the New Testament even hints of her as a prostitute or a morally loose woman. Contemporary scholarship is said to have restored the understanding of Mary of Magdala as an important early Christian leader. Despite her centuries-old disreputable depiction in religion, art, literature, and in recent prominent fictional books and movies, such as The Da Vinci Code, it is largely agreed today that "not a shred of solid biblical or extrabiblical evidence suggests she played the role of harlot, wife, mother, or secret lover". Yet, for many centuries the Western (Catholic) church taught that St. Mary Magdalene was the person mentioned in the Gospels as being both Mary of Bethany and the "sinful woman" who anoints Jesus in Luke.[Lk 7:36–50] The notion of Mary Magdalene being a repentant prostitute has been prevalent over the centuries at least from Ephraim the Syrian in the fourth century, Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century, and many artists, writers and Scripture commentators who followed their lead.
2016-05-23 05:01:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since there is a food court under the Louvre pyramid, I kind of doubt it.
2007-01-04 16:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, some of the things shown in the Da Vinci Code movie/book are true, but this is not. It was used for the story and not for the theory.
2007-01-06 03:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
di vinci code is very entertaining but it is not true or claimed as true by the author, mary magdalene is in a oratory in Villa Lata
2007-01-04 16:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by wranderer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know....I haven't been there and I don't know anyone who actually has been there.
It's possible I guess.
2007-01-04 16:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Certainly not.
2007-01-04 16:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
But DON't STOP selling tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-04 16:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋