Mary Magdalene

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Utilizing evidence from sources including the Gospels of the Bible; and peer reviewed sources(bibliography), This ephemeral study will methodologically attempt to decipher the who, what, when and where and how of Mary Magdalene’s magnificent and mysterious life in the religious and historical background of a society viewed by and adapted to males. This will be done by defining which of the “Mary’s” spoken about in the Gospels Is the factual Mary Magdalene; by exploring Her chronology in the Bible; revealing Her true characters; evaluating some historical and political and social milestones; looking at prohibitions in Her life, reviewing her life on current culture; her contributions and application of the life lessons of Mary Magdalene. This

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