{"product_id":"mary-magdalene-christianitys-hidden-goddess","title":"Lynn (Author) Picknett: Mary Magdalene [2003] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAre the roots of Christianity partly based on spin and propaganda? Acting as a historical detective, the author strips away the layers of deception and propaganda that surround the Christian story in a quest to find the real Mary Magdalene, asking these questions: was she a reformed prostitute who spent the rest of her life in penitence, as the Church has claimed? Was she merely one of the women who followed Jesus, at a respectful distance, and of no real account compared to the male disciples? Was she even a Jewish woman from the shore of lake Galilee? Using both scholastic and heretical sources - and a very heavy dose of common sense - the author discovers that virtually everything that the Church has ever led us to believe about Magdalene is not only wrong, but part of a deliberate conspiracy to cover up some uncomfortable facts. From the scriptures - both biblical and non-canonical, besides other historical traditions such as the secret inner circle of the Knights Templar - a very different Magdalene emerges: not only was she Jesus' sexual companion, but also the \"Apostle of the Apostles\", and his true successor. And far from being Galilean, she was probably a black woman from Ethiopia, who bore Jesus' mixed race child. Yet the story does not stop there: was Jesus really a Son of God or even the epitome of goodness - or, as the evidence strongly suggests - did he have a dark side that proved fatal to John the Baptist?","brand":"Picknett, Lynn (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49631378538835,"sku":"XV81841198446","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/picknett-lynn-author-mary-magdalene-christianity-s-hidden-goddess-xv81841198446-59559326548307.jpg?v=1729329610","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/mary-magdalene-christianitys-hidden-goddess","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}