the davinci code?

Question

is it possible taht mary magdalane was really jesus's partner? why or why not? and also was she a prostitute?

Answer 1

Probably not. Had Jesus been married he would have been married according to the customs of the time period, probably before he was twenty. Had marriage been something Jesus was going to do he would not have waited until he was in his thirties, that would have been "shocking" to say the least.

It is far more likely that Jesus did not marry because God did not want a line of "God-Kings".

The Bible does not refer specifically to Mary as a prostitute, however, tradition and context tells us that Mary is an adulterer Christ saved from stoning.

The term prostitute and the term fornication are not well translated because English does not have words that translate well from the Greek. The terms refer more to Temple Prostitution or fertility rites as opposed to the idea of a street walker.

In Dan Brown's work of complete fiction, including fictional facts, Mary was a priestess of a temple devoted to fertility rites.

To give you an idea of how prevalent the idea of fertility rites were at the time of Christ, it is said that Cleopatra welcomed the entire Roman delegation by giving them all fellatio. This is the kind of "prostitute" that Mary was being referenced to by Dan Brown.

In between the high priestess like Cleopatra and a slave were women who attended fertility rites by presenting themselves on the steps of the temple until a man came and donated money to the temple on her behalf. The man would pass his seed, one way or another and the pagan temple got the money. This was an annual "worship" in some pagan religions.

The problem is that Jesus tended to associate mainly with Jews, so Mary was probably Jewish and not of a pagan religion. She may have been a bit of a tart, if you get my meaning and this led to translating the legends into Mary being a "prostitute".

The rest of the silly speculation regarding "recent" finds of the gospel of Judas or the Gospel of Mary and other Gnostic Gospels that have been being passed around for over a thousand years and have been well known by academics for that long is just silly speculation by people who have not really studied the culture of the times.

Hey, it sounds realistic if you think of the culture of Christ as being similar to ours and it sells a lot of books, so why not speculate.

We should get everyone on this thread to collaborate on writing a book about how Mary was actually an immortal Alien who had helped build the pyramids. I bet we could make a good chunk of money.

Answer 2

Yes it is possible. Some of the gnostic gospels say they were married.

In fact, if you look at the society of the time, an unmarried man of 30 would be treated with suspicion. If he was a rabbi, a teacher, as Jesus supposedly was, his being unmarried would be intolerable in that society.

The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction but it has used some ideas that have been around for a long time and it is very probable that Jesus was married. Perhaps not to Mary Magdalene but he was married to someone.

Answer 3

The Da Vinci Code is indeed a work of fiction; however, it does border on many of the speculations and so-called myths that have come down through the ages.

There's no proof positive that JC and Mary Magdalene were married or were NOT married; sources are very, very sketchy for many reasons... some of the Apostles were not necessarily in favor of a woman having a voice in religious matters (remember, religions in that region of the world were and are male dominated). Insofar as her life, there's no mention of what really became of her, or of Mary, the mother of JC, either. Many of these accounts have been destroyed by church leaders with their own personal agenda.

IF you take into account the historical setting and the time these events took place, you'd understand that JC was a Jew, lived as a Jew and died as a Jew at the hands of the Romans; the Bible DOES say that he came (through his mother, Mary) from the line of King David and King Solomon (hence, his claim to kingship of Jews) and it was inconceivable for a Jewish man at that time not to have fulfilled his obligation of marriage and procreating, that's simply the way it was back then, historically speaking.

Mary Magdalene was NOT a prostitute, and there is NO mention of this anywhere in the Bible. That charge (or claim) came many years later with Pope Pius, an avowed hater of women (a misogynist)! She is no longer referred to as a prostitute, by the way. Recently discoveries of Mary Magdalene's Gospel and The Gospel of Judas have been unearthed and translated... very interesting things to read, but most church leaders do not want you to read these, and their reasonings are somewhat ambivalent and cloudy. Yet another Gospel that was unearthed some years ago and is considered blaphemy by the Church, is the Gospel According to James (the Just, first Bishop of Israel and brother of JC or as he is called "Brother of Our Lord"). IF the Church and the many world religious leaders are indeed after the "TRUTH," I wonder why they would prohibit their followers from reading these accounts... whatever happened to Free Will, have they no faith in what they preach?

When Emperor Constantine commanded that the Christians get together and compose a Bible, there was much strife and disagreement (everyone had their own interpretations of Gospels) and they took about 20 years to barter, compromise and negotiate which books were to be accepted into the Bible (even though they were ALL supposedly "inspired" by the same God) and still, there were disagreements and new "Christian" sects and religions were formed afterward, giving others positions of power (and control over people and their monies).

You'd do well to read, "The Jesus Papers," by Michael Baigent and "The Messianic Legacy," by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln and read "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" by the same authors.

You must understand that there's some "artistic licenses" being taken in some areas but... read these, just the same and you'll understand why; there have been a number of documentaries on Public Broadcasting TV and the Educational Channels.

Too much information is kept from the public from those that benefit from our ignorance of the truth. You were given "free will" to question and to use your own conscience, sense of judgement and intelligence, use them.

Answer 4

Well, let me say that the movie brought up a lot of interesting ideas. However, the author stated that it was strictly fiction. Now, me being the believer in Christ that I am, I have no choice but to believe in the Bible. Yes, it is a mystery which the bible states that the spiritual realm is, but I say if you are trying to understand with a natural mind the understanding will not come. You have to pray and seek for understanding. I believe it is Matthew when it talks about the makeup of Jesus and it talks about how he was not a handsome man, and goes on to describe how be looks, how his voice sounded, it goes on to tell us that he didn't have any comliness (I hope I am spelling it correctly), which means he was pretty much an asexual being, because he was not supposed to be as we were. I know we weren't there but it is what your faith leads you to believe.

Answer 5

I hope that the post by KEHKOHJON is read by all members of the Forum, since it is an excellent summary of the events and history of that period in Christianity.

The fact that Dan Brown has earned $250 million on the Da Vinci Code alone and that it has been translated in 14 languages does, to me, indicate that many people find the book well written and exciting to read.

REMYMORT thinks it is rubbage but then so does the Pope so there we are. The Pope's own book on the life of Christ is due soon. It will be interesting to see if it as popular as Da Vinci Code has been.

Questions of sex, marriage and love affairs in Christ's short life have always been asked. Journalists at the time of Christ did not think he deserved more than a few words in print so we will never know. To me, the most astonishing thing is that for a man who was as influential as Christ was that it took 60 to 70 years AFTER his death before anyone chose to write about him.

Relgious questions are fascinating and many of us are grateful for "ANSWERS" to allow us a platform for expressing our thoughts.

Answer 6

I haven't read the Da Vinci Code. From the gospel I remember that Mary of Magdala was one of the girls who used to hang out with Jesus and the disciples. She was even called a disciple. She was probably even one of the prostitutes who spent time with Jesus and his friends. She sort of stuck with that crowd after Jesus had healed her...

Answer 7

Once again. The DaVinci Code is a work of FICTION. If you want to know the truth go to the Bible. A book authored by one who can not lie and who used as secretaries people who were actually there.

Answer 8

Is it possible that people may someday notice that The Davinci Code is a poorly written piece of tripe?

Pick up a real book.

Answer 9

That book is fictional and most of the things are just his personal theories. Great book, makes you think, but it'd take too much time and sanity to really try and figure it out. Buy "The DaVinci Hoax," or any other book like that. They are boring, but they counter or agree with the main religious points. Pretty interesting

Answer 10

Anything is possible. None of us were alive back then, so who are we to say what is true and what isn't. It is widely know that there were a lot of books that were left out of the King James version of the bible.