Weeping Mary, where ... different versions of the story — that perhaps the community was named for Mary Magdalene, ... or [for] a Catholic Church name, Our Lady of Sorrows.

crying out for the demon that has possessed her to release her from its grip. The Gospel of Luke notes that Mary Magdalene at one point had seven demons driven out of her, but there are none to be ...

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

The story of Mary Magdalene at the tomb is one of the most ... The two Apostles depart and Mary remains, weeping at the tomb. Her encounter with the risen Christ happens in stages.

Mary Magdalene is commonly labelled a prostitute ... And race back to tell the others the breaking news. Leaving Mary alone, weeping at the tomb, a man appears to Mary and asks why she is crying.

If Mary Magdalene so often embodies the “scarlet woman” trope ... one at the head and the other at the feet. They ask, “Why are you weeping?” and she replies, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do ...

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo ...

French has had many expressions involving Mary Magdalene, prior to the 19th century, if one was to “faire la Madeleine” (make ...

That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is one of the most recognizable—and misunderstood—figures of the Bible. Scholars have ...

I call her “our communicator.” Then one Sunday this past Easter season I casually said to her, “You are our Mary Magdalene.” I received a blank stare. Later I realized she was thinking of ...

A Renaissance (c. 1524) oil-on-panel painting depicting Mary Magdalene transferring ointment from a maiolica pharmacy jar to a smaller vessel. Now located at the Walter's Art Museum in Baltimore ...