When the bible never says specificy that she was. it only says she had seven demons.
18:2 and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
2007-07-10 02:59:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The catholic church invented the whole prostitute thing, along with much of the christian religion, primarily to reduce the status of women...
2007-07-10 03:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, is not the only Mary mentioned in the New Testament. Do you realize that there are at least six Marys mentioned in the New Testament?
The first Mary is the mother of the Lord Jesus
The second Mary is the sister of Lazarus and Martha. It was this Mary who broke the Alabaster Box filled with Nard and anointed the Lord before His death and burial. She apparently had a sketchy past but had a heart that listened to the Words of the Lord as she sat at His feet..
There was only ONE woman who anointed the Lord before his death and this person was Mary... According to Luke 7-37 it is this Mary who was considered a " sinner" in the city because of her past in prostitution. It is believed that this Alabaster flask was something of great value.. and was one of Mary's greatest treasures. Her love offering was sneared at by Judas but the Lord said that wherever the gospel was shared that the story of what Mary did was to be told as a memorial to her....
The third Mary is Mary Magdalene, out of whom seven demons were cast.
While the Lord Jesus was dying on the cross a few sisters were standing there with Him. Among those sisters, there were two Marys. One was Mary Magdalene
The Gospel of John tells us that the other Mary was the wife of Clopas and the mother of James the less and Joseph (John 19:25).
This fourth Mary, with the other sisters, saw the death of Christ and also went with Mary Magdalene to the sepulcher on the morning of the resurrection (Matt. 28:1).
The Gospel of John only mentions that Mary Magdalene went there, but the other Gospels tell us that there was another Mary (Mark 16:1; Luke 24:10). She is the fourth Mary.
The fifth Mary was the mother of John Mark. In Acts 12:12, after Peter was released from prison, he went to Mary’s home, where many saints were gathered together praying.
The sixth Mary is in Romans 16:6. Here Paul said to greet the Mary who labored for the church.
2007-07-10 03:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She wasn't, at least not that the Bible ever says. It was a misunderstanding, a bad interpretation, a Christian tradition and the Catholic church recanted on it.
Not many people actually believe that she was nowadays, except some who haven't gotten the memo that it is an unbiblical idea.
2007-07-10 03:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alot of people look to deeply into things, and make up there own mind.
But the school of thought is that Mary Magdalene was the woman caught in adultry, and because of the love and compassion she found in Jesus she followed him steadfastly.
2007-07-10 03:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Cookyduster 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
She wasn't. Magdalene, comes from Magdala, the town which she came from. I wish I could recall the source, but apparently it is known she was a businesswoman, and was one of the women that supported Christ and His disciples while He was in His earthly ministry. I think it was that she dealt in dyed cloth. Not certain.
2007-07-10 03:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She was accused by the Jews as adulterous with the roman soldiers not with the jews before THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO said anyone who has no sin may cast the 1st stone against her. It was because during their time, the Jews were only allowed donkeys to ride on while the roman soldiers, well trimmed, tall, strong and young in smart uniform riding on big and nice horses looked virile to Mary Magdalene in comparison to the young jews on donkeys may looked shabby-looking.
2007-07-10 03:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by Prophet John of the Omega 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The early church leaders made that decision. Apparently any woman who had opinions and made decisive actions had to be morally loose.
And church tradition seems to become biblical fact more often than not.
2007-07-10 03:05:07 · answer #7 · answered by Eldritch 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
That's the same thing I've been saying for quite some time.
2007-07-10 03:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
She wasn't. She's the mother of Jesus' child.
2007-07-10 03:12:54 · answer #9 · answered by J-Far 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋