What was so special about Mary Magdalene, that Jesus chose her to walk out such an extravagant story? Who was Mary Magdalene really, and what happened to her after the resurrection of Christ? Here are five questions answered about the life and story of Mary Magdalene in the Bible.
Mary was a Jewish woman from the fishing town Magdala, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Her name is mentioned 12 times in the Gospels, more than most of the apostles. For a picture of what it must have been like for Mary to suffer through this in the first century, imagine the shame of being linked to physical or psychological illness as a cause of the demon possession.
Maurice Casey , author of Jesus of Nazareth , surmises Mary must have suffered from severe emotional or psychological trauma to deem an exorcism necessary. She was battered and bruised, injured and in agony from the suffering demon possession entailed. Mary lost all control, and dignity, along with everything she knew in her previous life. Beauty and wealth did not spare her from the evil that assailed and attacked her every hour of every day. One can only speculate what it was like at the moment Jesus looked upon Mary in her state of desperation.
Only He could have seen who she really was regardless of her derailed state. Not only did he recognize her, but commanded the demons to leave her. Thus, when writing about her, it was necessary to clarify which Mary. Although the account is recorded in all of the Gospels, Mary Magdalene is never specified. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears.
Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. These women were helping to support them out of their own means. How leveling it must have been to be struck with seven demons, regardless of her place in society.
And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here.
See the place where they laid him. But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,. After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,.
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud Tags: Bible Catechism. Support Aleteia! Here are some numbers: 20 million users around the world read Aleteia. As you can imagine, these numbers represent a lot of work. We need you. It only takes a minute.
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