Stay At Home Wife

Do you still hold the misconception that Mary magdalene was a prostitute?
I was just wondering ... I really think this is the Vatican's fault for "quietly" admitting a mistake in the 60's! The problem with that is it never got out to the public!
There is lots of info out their that says there is no proof and it was a error by the pope who first said it. (1400's) I think.?

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Jashobeam

I think if the DaVinci Code hadn't been published it wouldn't be a big deal to most people. Rahab was also considered a prostitute, but few doubt that.

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/vi...id=71&letter=R

The woman who anionted Jesus' feet was named Mary and had lived a sinful life. Jesus forgave her sins. We aren't told what her sinful life was.

If you do a search in the Bible you will find the following:

The sinful Mary who annointed Jesus was mentioned in:

Matthew 26-27
Mark 14
John 12

Mary Magdelene was not mentioned in these books as a follower of Christ till the following chapters:
Matthew 27-28
Mark 15
John 19-24

This could be a coincidence that Mary M. is not mentioned till after Mary the sinner is forgiven by Jesus. We are also told that Mary M. had seven deamons cast from her, but that is not mentioned in the instance of the annointing by Mary the sinner.

Jewish tradition held that Mary M. was not a chaste woman. If you follow the word Magdalene back, you get back to a primative root which means growth, or to grow up. Tradition has it she was from Magdal, but some take it as an adjective of her personality. If you put that with the original name of Mary the sinner, you get Mary who has grown (possibly Mary who has been brought up/raised up). That would mean the original Mary the sinner had been renamed as Mary Magdalene. Again, speculation, but it is easy to see where some would get that the sinner/prostitute had become a forgiven follower of Christ.


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Monita

I believe its completely impossible to know if she was indeed a prostitute or not. However, what I like very much is the teaching that Jesus will forgive all sinners, and that someone who might have been so lost in the way after meeting with him became one of his closest followers. I believe this is an useful message and gives hope to all sinners. The fact that Jesus did not judge her, supported her and made her discover a new life, is a good teaching that neither we can judge anybody, because we are all sinners.

On my personal point of view, the Da Vinci Code movie was not really a shocker. It was more a huge marketing money making movie, which tries to appeal people with theories which have no way to be proven. I just can say that for me, nothing changes in my faith and the love for Jesus and his teachings, if he was married and had children or not. I believe one should concentrate in his teachings more than in other theories which are not even proven. His words are a way to live life and to make a succesful living. They are suggestions on how we can be happier and improve our quality of life. It really would not make any difference for me if there was a way to prove it 100% that he was married and had children... is marriage a sin ? is being a father not the most beautiful blessing someone can have ?

When asked, I just say that for me the most important is the message. The Da vinci Code writters and producers made a lot of money with speculations.... which in fact, do not change one bit the message we received from Jesus... or do they ?

That is my humble opinion....

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