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1 | Women teaching or in authority | 1 Timothy | Norrie | 21566 | ||
Where in the Bible does it say that Mary Magdalene was the adultress caught in the act? Seems poor Mary gets all kinds of stories attributed to her that are just conjecture. | ||||||
2 | Women teaching or in authority | 1 Timothy | Makarios | 21624 | ||
Greetings Norrie! Excellent question: Where in the Bible does it say that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute? And the answer is: Nowhere!! :) The only "background" that we have about Mary Magdalene (based on the Bible) is that she was from Magdala and that Jesus had driven seven demons from her (Mark 16:9, Luke 8:2). Mary Magdalene should not be confused with the sinful woman of Luke 7, the sinful woman of John 8, or Mary of Bethany in John 11:1. There is absolutely no Scriptural support for this "tradition" that says that Mary Magdalene was an adulteress or prostitute. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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3 | Women teaching or in authority | 1 Timothy | serenetime | 21627 | ||
Nolan, I agree regarding naming her as Mary Magdalene, I have not been able to show you this. I guess I remember this belief that it was her from when I was going to a church years ago, and I remember that they said it was her, but whether It's true and I can show it, is another thing, but Nolan I never ever said that she was a prostitute. I said adulteress not prostitute. For the woman in that scripture is being accused of being an adulteress. serenetime | ||||||
4 | Women teaching or in authority | 1 Timothy | Makarios | 21629 | ||
Thank you for clearing that up a little, Serenetime! I appreciate your efforts on continuing to dispel some misunderstandings that are prevalent at this point amongst some Forum members.. The woman in John 8 is indeed an adulteress. However, there is nothing in Scripture that even remotely suggests that Mary Magdalene was this woman in John 8 or the woman in Luke 7 or even the woman in John 11. The only things that we know about Mary Magdalene are found in Mark 16 and Luke 8, and of course, in all of the Resurrection accounts. But there is nothing in Scripture that can give support to the "traditional" view of Mary Magdalene- that she was either an adulteress or a prostitute. Is it necessary that we must label one of these women as Mary Magdalene just to suit our own limited understandings of Scripture? To make such an association is false, misleading, and speculative; not to mention putting Mary Magdalene in a "dishonorable" light, which should not be done amongst Christians since we are to speak only a good report about each other. Thank you Serenetime. I am not challenging YOU here, but I'm going against this "tradition" that casts Mary Magdalene as a prostitute or adulteress since either accusation cannot be proven through Scripture. Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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