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The pre-penitent Magdalene by Chris Gollon

Mar 26 Blog

Was Mary Magdalene Wife of Jesus? Was Mary Magdalene a Prostitute?

Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute who repented or simply an influential female follower of Jesus? Mary from Magdala has popularly been saddled with an unfavorable reputation, but how did this notion come about?

Mar 6 Blog

Watch on CNN: Finding Jesus

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

CNN’s Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery investigates artifacts that may shed new light on Jesus and his world.

Sep 19 Blog

A "Gospel of Jesus’ Wife" on a Coptic Papyrus

By: Noah Wiener

On Tuesday, September 18th, 2012, early Christianity scholar Karen L. King of the Harvard Divinity School announced the discovery of a Coptic papyrus fragment that includes the text “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …’”

Jul 7 Blog

Jane Schaberg (1938–2012)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Jane Schaberg, professor emeritus of religious studies and women's studies at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), died on April 17 after a decades-long battle with breast cancer. She was 74.

Feb 2 Blog

Bible Women

By: Reviewed by Michael D. Swartz

Michael D. Swartz reviews The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus by Marvin Meyer with Esther A. de Boer.

Jan 4 Blog

The Da Vinci Code

By: Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III

Ben Witherington, III reviews "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.

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