![]() ![]() ![]() Schaberg's book breaks new ground and is recommended for all libraries required for seminary and feminist collections."-Carolyn M. Throughout the text, the writings of Virginia Woolf are presented as a counterpoint to the Magdalene's story.-Reference & Research Book News, November 2002, "Schaberg combines biblical scholarship, imagination, and feminist advocacy into a major work of methodological originality that reveals persuasive themes. Pearson, Religious Studies Review, April 2003, Schaberg takes a progressive feminist approach to the Christian Testament, analyzing legend, archaeology, and Gnostic/apocryphal traditions in an effort to expose the ways in which the memory of Mary Magdalene has been suppressed. King, Women's Review of Books, "Written with literary flair, this is a fascinating and challenging book." -Birger A. If readers are looking for one book on the historical Mary Magdalene, this is the book they should read. Among the plethora of recent books on Mary, Schaberg's stands out for its careful research, its literary artistry and its reflections on the meaning of it all.
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