Who Mary Magdalene was matters especially in the context of how Jesus related to her. Many people want to know: Who was she? Was she merely one of many female disciples accompanying Jesus? Have traditional roles and sexual morality defined her and kept her from being recognized as Jesus’s counterpart, his equal? What is the historical reality within the stories told about her? Can that even be determined? What evidence is there?

Has her story been covered up? Is Margaret Starbird correct in her assumption that Tintoretto’s painting depicts Mary Magdalene as the wife of Jesus? In my opinion, Martha looks more like the wife of Jesus, the Lady of the House than Mary.  Why was Martha pointing her finger at Mary? What do you think?

Download and read my Master of Arts Liberal Studies Thesis project Mary Magdalene: Her Image and Relationship to Jesus