Mary Magdalene was wrongly identified as a prostitute, should she now be recognized as a powerful priestess?

Question

Despite the lies told about her, Mary Magdalene was the first to witness Yeshua after his resurrection and was a devout follower of Yeshua. She played a part in the early church. Is she a role model for christian women ?

Who is Mary Magdalene? A prostitute and sinner who repented after Jesus saved her from being stoned by a mob -- the same Mary who then saw the risen Christ first?

According to some Christians and scholars, it's time to rethink the prostitute and stoning stuff.

Mary Magdalene is becoming a role model for women who expect more important roles for themselves in their respective churches. And scholars use Mary Magdalene as a symbol of the important role of women in early Christianity, as they work out the implications of recently discovered ancient literature.

The current reform of Mary Magdalene has centuries of church and art tradition to overcome.

When Mary Magdalene was called a hetera or prostitute back in the early centuries of Christianity, the people of the time knew perfectly well what that meant, she was a Temple Priestess, serving the Goddess. Perhaps she was such a priestess, the ubiquitous name of "Mary" has been attributed to the fact that it might not be a woman's specific name at all, but might mean a priestess of the goddess religion. Either way, Mary Magdalene did have a life before she joined Yeshua's ministry, but we now know it was not selling her body on the street like modern-day prostitutes.

It is very likely that both Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary were representatives of the Goddess and served as priestesses in a Temple, be it the Second (Hebrew) Temple on the Temple Mount or one of the many pagan temples built by Solomon, the Romans or Greeks which existed and thrived during Yeshua's day in the city of Jerusalem, the province of Galilee and other cities of Israel

Josie: Best, most thoughtful, intelligent answer. kudos.

midge: misiformed and ignorant answer.

Answer 1

I have never heard this angle before, but it seems plausible. I have always understood that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute, that this was something that the early church did to her because it was felt that she was too powerful and Jesus was close to her. The early churches way of putting women in their place and minimizing womens role in Christ's life and thus the church.

Answer 2

Mary M. a priestess?

I don't think so. A blessed woman, sure, but not even as blessed as Mary, Jesus' mother. Mary M. was a sinner saved by grace. To have known Jesus personally puts her in a very unique group of people. But a priestess? No way.

Answer 3

Mary is in Heaven with Jesus.Please do not insult Her,not pagan,not goddess.a disciple of Christ.

Answer 4

Mary Magdelene was exactly what she seemed to be from Scripture , a woman who loved the Lord Jesus very much. She was not a priest nor did she care to be one. Please leave this Saint alone.

Oh I see. I need to take advice from someone with such an intelligent avatar name?

Answer 5

There are many women - Christian and Pagan - who revere Mary Magdalene already - - I'm sure there is alot of information online if you look for it.

Answer 6

That story about stoning the prostitiute is not in early versions of the bible someone added it later

Answer 7

I don't think a prositute cannot be a holly woman as she did thing good to other people and given up her benefit. What is a sinner? A sinner is doing thing according to his own benefit and doesn't care of othe people. If Christ did thing benefited himself only, he is not Christ at all. This is not a blood centry as he is son of god then we called him christ.

Answer 8

A goddess depending on the culture.

Answer 9

Depends on the pov of whomever wants to take a stand on the issue.

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Answer 10

No pagan goddess,Mary was a disciple of Jesus.