![]() ![]() 28:1, Mark 16:1, John 20:1), after which she returned and told the Twelve (Luke 24:10, John 20:18). 27:61, Mark 16:47) and his resurrection (Matt. 27:55, Mark 15:41), and there she witnessed the Crucifixion (Matt. She had come with his traveling party to his final Passover in Jerusalem (Matt. She had money-i.e., disposable income that she could use to support Jesus and his mission.Īll four Gospels indicate that Mary was a key witness to the events of the climax of Jesus’ ministry. She is also grouped among the women who provided for Jesus and the Twelve “out of their means.” This suggests that Mary was a woman of means. This tells us that “seven demons had gone out” of Mary, so she was a former demoniac, and given the context, it was likely Jesus who cast the demons out of her, something that is explicitly stated in the longer ending of Mark (Mark 16:9). And the Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means (8:1-3). Soon afterward went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. Luke tells us two interesting things about Mary Magdalene. The identifying thing that stuck out in the minds of the first Christian communities was that she was a Galilean from Magdala, so that’s how they referred to her. ![]() Most likely, she had no father, husband, or sons-and she certainly didn’t have any who were well known. This suggests that she didn’t have any relatives who were well known in the early Christian community, so they defaulted back to a place name. Instead of specifying which Mary we’re talking about by referring to her relatives, she gets a place designation.
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