Kristen Bell Will Be Mary Magdalene
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In the never-ending carousel of reinventions on the web, very few have generated as much intrigue, confusion, and actual theological breakdowns as Nala Ray’s transformation. Formerly one of the
Actress and singer Kristen Bell seems to have encountered a unique situation in her career. On November 19, the Fox network announced that it would start a new podcast series named The Life of Jesus.
Brendan Butler argues that Pope Gregory the Great's 591 C.E. homily unfairly branded Mary Magdalene a sinner, suppressing women's roles in the Church for centuries despite her status as the Apostle to the Apostles.
Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.” As the effort to accurately portray Mary Magdalene advances, many women have begun to embrace her as a symbol of feminine religious authority and inspiration.
Just in time for Easter, Universal Pictures’ Focus Films released “Mary Magdalene,” starring Rooney Mara as Jesus of Nazareth’s most famous female follower, and Joaquin Phoenix (Mara’s current love interest) as Jesus himself. The United States ...
My name is Mark Goodacre, and I am a professor of New Testament and Christian origins in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. I was series adviser and one of many on-camera experts on CNN’s “Finding Jesus.” I also appeared in each ...
Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. He resides in ...
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Why is Mary Magdalene so misunderstood?
Not only is Mary Magdalene an important woman in the Bible, but she is also a saint, and probably the most misunderstood Biblical figure in history. For centuries, Mary Magdalene's name has been linked to numerous theories,