MARY MAGDALENE: Bride in Exile

The controversy surrounding Mary Magdalene and her relationship to Jesus has gained widespread international interest since the publication of The Da Vinci Code. Here Starbird examines the many faces from the historical woman who walked with Jesus in the villages of Judaea to the mythic and symbolic Magdalene who is the archetype of the Sacred Feminine. She reveals exciting new information and historical evidence that Mary was indeed Jesus' forgotten bride and establishes the identity of this historical female disciple. Includes a 60 minute CD of the author's lecture in which she discusses historical and scriptural evidence for the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Expanding on the rich discussion of medieval art and lore introduced in her bestselling book 'The Woman with the Alabaster Jar', Starbird sifts through the layers of misidentification under which the story of the Lost Bride of Christ has been buried to reveal the slandered woman and the 'exiled' feminine principle. She establishes the identity of the first female disciple who was the first to witness Jesus' Resurrection and provides an interpretation of Mary Magdalene's true role based on prophecy from the Hebrew Scriptures and the testimony of the canonical gospels of Christianity. Many colour plates and other illus.