Mary Magdalene

Definitions

A female disciple of Jesus.

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Examples

“The firſt day of the weeke, commeth Mary Magdalene earely when it was yet darke, vnto the Sepulchre, and ſeeth the ſtone taken away from the Sepulchre.”

“I tried to explain⟳ to the large and emotional congregation how Jesus would address the problem of illicit sex, contagion, and suffering. I quoted texts about his attitude toward Mary Magdalene (who was cured of seven sins), the Samaritan woman at the well (with five lovers), and the woman caught in adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. I said that all these actions showed his love⟳ and forgiveness and that Matthew 25’s “unto the least of these” put⟳ the responsibility on all of us to reach⟳ out to the afflicted with forgiveness and love⟳.”

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