The mystery, biography & destiny of Mary Magdalene : sister of Lazarus John & spiritual sister of Jesus / Robert Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Robert, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary Magdalene, Saint.

Mary Magdalene.

Physical Description:

viii, 115 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Mystery, biography, and destiny of Mary Magdalene

Place of Publication:

Great Barrington, MA : Lindisfarne Books, 2008.

Summary:

During the last forty years, and especially since Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, interest in and confusion over the life and identity of Mary Magdalene has grown, while New Testament scholars often add to the confusion. Who is Mary Magdalene? What should we believe about her? What was her mission? As the Beloved Disciple, what was her relationship to Jesus?

In this lean, accessible, and cogent book, Robert Powell sifts through the rubble of fads and distortions and reveals the true Mary Magdalene as discovered in the work and visions of the German nun and mystic Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824). A contemporary of Beethoven and Goethe, as well as the poet Clemens Brentano, who became her close friend and scribe, Sister Emmerich received the stigmata at the age of thirty-eight. She lived another twelve years without eating solid food, except for daily communion. During that time, Sr. Emmerich dictated remarkable accounts of Jesus' ministry. Through her visions, she described the life of Mary Magdalene and her relationships with her siblings, Lazarus and Martha. However, while Lazarus and Martha lived the spiritual life and recognized Jesus as the Messiah, Mary lived the high life. Nevertheless, Mary found herself drawn by Jesus' powerful words and eventually joined the circle of women around the Virgin Mary, which prepared Mary Magdalene for the great event of discovering the empty tomb on the morning of the Resurrection.

One stunning insight of Sr. Emmerich-supported by the spiritual research of Rudolf Steiner-centers on the connection between "the disciple whom the Lord loved" and the resurrected Lazarus.

Contents:

Introduction

The mystery of Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene's destiny in world evolution

The John mystery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [113]-115).

ISBN:

9781584200581

1584200588

OCLC:

191758346