Mary Magdalene, Bride in Exile by Starbird, Margaret -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Image Title Page Dedication Epigraph Acknowledgments Table of Contents Introduction: Mary Magdalene: Woman or Archetype? Chapter 1: Mary, Mary

Disciple of the Rabbi Yeshua The Woman Possessed Proclaiming the Kingdom of God Discipleship Which Mary?

Chapter 2: Apostle to the Apostles

The Faithful One Bearer of Good News Equal to Peter The Beloved Disciple The Preeminent Disciple The Favorite

Chapter 3: Bride and Beloved

Conflation of the Gospel Marys The Song of Songs The Banquet at Bethany The Fourth Gospel Anointing Paul’s Testimony Magdalene—Hometown or Title? Conflicting Testimony Taricheae Renamed after A.D. 70 H Magdalhnh Watchtower of the Flock The Weeping Madonna Goddess of Wisdom Family Ties

Chapter 4: Sophia, Spouse of the Lord

Magdalene, Favorite Disciple The Companion of the Savior The Gospel of Mary Mary and the Sophia The Gnostic Sophia Magdalene’s Spiritual Preeminence Concretizing the Word of God

Chapter 5: The Fragile Boat

The Sacred King The Bark of Mary The Exile Carpet Sarah the Egyptian The Merovingian Fish The Heretical Secret The Great Secret in Art

Chapter 6: Desert Exile

The Myth of Orpheus Eurydice and Mary Magdalene The Sophia Myth Isis The Goddess in Israel

Chapter 7: The Beloved Espoused

Mistaken Identities The Tragic Divorce Lady Greensleeves The Nuptials of the Lamb The Reign of God Reclaiming the Sacred Union The Healing of the Nations The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth Bringing Water to the Wasteland

Epilogue Endnotes Chronology Bibliography Also by Margaret Starbird About the Author About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Copyright & Permissions