Mary of Magdala

Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Religious, Literary
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Author: Anthony Maulucci ISBN: 1230000732376
Publisher: Lorenzo Press Publication: October 20, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Anthony Maulucci
ISBN: 1230000732376
Publisher: Lorenzo Press
Publication: October 20, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

MARY OF MAGDALA paints a psychological portrait of one of history's most enigmatic women as she strives to define and then to fulfill her role as the only female apostle of Jesus the Messiah. After the Resurrection, which she was the first to witness, Mary is repeatedly rejected by the male brethren. She travels throughout Asia Minor and eventually to Rome in order to be close to Peter and convince him of her worthiness to work at his side. In Rome, Mary is befriended by a wealthy patrician widow who provides her with a life of luxury and the opportunity to act as Peter’s protector without his knowledge. Unhappy with this arrangement, Mary nevertheless accepts it in order to be in a position to keep Peter from harm and prevent the further persecution of the members of the clandestine Christian movement. This is not what she believes she was truly meant to do; however, she bides her time and waits, struggling to keep a powerful politician who wants her for his mistress at a comfortable distance. While exploring the streets of Rome one evening, a chance encounter with a badly beaten young prostitute who dies in her arms gives Mary a renewed sense of purpose, and she begins her mission to save the exploited young women in the brothels of Rome. This turns out to be her most significant contribution, and it is this work that is later used to by the Church to falsely label her as a penitent prostitute. 

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MARY OF MAGDALA paints a psychological portrait of one of history's most enigmatic women as she strives to define and then to fulfill her role as the only female apostle of Jesus the Messiah. After the Resurrection, which she was the first to witness, Mary is repeatedly rejected by the male brethren. She travels throughout Asia Minor and eventually to Rome in order to be close to Peter and convince him of her worthiness to work at his side. In Rome, Mary is befriended by a wealthy patrician widow who provides her with a life of luxury and the opportunity to act as Peter’s protector without his knowledge. Unhappy with this arrangement, Mary nevertheless accepts it in order to be in a position to keep Peter from harm and prevent the further persecution of the members of the clandestine Christian movement. This is not what she believes she was truly meant to do; however, she bides her time and waits, struggling to keep a powerful politician who wants her for his mistress at a comfortable distance. While exploring the streets of Rome one evening, a chance encounter with a badly beaten young prostitute who dies in her arms gives Mary a renewed sense of purpose, and she begins her mission to save the exploited young women in the brothels of Rome. This turns out to be her most significant contribution, and it is this work that is later used to by the Church to falsely label her as a penitent prostitute. 

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