Simon Peter And Mary Magdalen Summary

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Interviewing Bart Ehrman, about his new book who was about three people who were probably the most important people of Jesus followers in history and legend. Simon Peter, the apostle Paul, and Mary Magdalene. The Book draws in the New Testament and the notic Gospel. Mary Magdalene as the media star and much interest who they now least about. Peter prominent figure in gospel. Paul we have his writings so we know what he thought. Mary Magdalen rarely shows up in the New Testament, name only appears 13 times 12 occurrences in Jesus death and resurrection. It left a lot of room for imagination who she might have been giving the fact they know so little about her. She has an important place in Christianity, so you can make the argument that she

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