Was Maria Magdalena a prostitute?

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TheOldColonel said:
There is no evidence in scripture that she was of such background. Yet, the Tradition tells us otherwise. Therefore, it remains a debate. But we know happily now she is a beloved Saint!
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Not Tradition, tradition. When you write Tradition, it indicates something that can’t be changed. I used to confuse them, too, but CAF set me straight very quickly! LOL

We don’t know if Mary Magdalene was a prostitute or not, so I don’t think of her as one. She was probably wealthy since she traveled with Jesus and the Apostles, etc. No one in the Bible, however, has been romanticized more than Mary Magdalene. She’s often portrayed as young, beautiful, and in love with Jesus. Certainly she loved Our Lord, but not romantically. In fact, she may have been a wealthy 80-year old widow. We just don’t know.
 
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I made no such technical use to the capitalization of any letters in the post. Your suggestion that I did is due to eisegeses.
 
TheOldColonel said:
I made no such technical use to the capitalization of any letters in the post. Your suggestion that I did is due to eisegeses.
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It has nothing at all to do with my own interpretation. The Church has always capitalized Tradition when referring to doctrine that is also dogma like the Virgin Birth, but it has chosen not to capitalize tradition when referring to doctrion that is not dogma such as an all-male priesthood.

There really is no tradition that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. There is an assumption on the part of some, however, because Mary was from Magdala and because Jesus cast out demons from a Mary. An assumption is a much lower standard than a tradition. If it were Tradition, it would also be unchangeable, and, therefore, dogma. It’s not.
 
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straykat - Yes, the name ‘Mary’ was very common to women of Judea around that time. The name ‘Jesus’ was less common amongst the menfolk, but not rare.
 
Yes, but it confuses some people when things aren’t written as the Church writes them.
 
Publications that say she was a prostitute, without any evidence of this, are a good example of fake news.
When I think that she was a real person with a right to a good name just like all of us, I think these stories a bad offense against her as a person.
 
CRM_Brother said:
imply been conjecture or has since been disproven.
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Respectfully thank you for kind reply. Interesting can one give the source or sources The Magdala Stone, or Coin or Fishing Market found etc has been disproven? Thank you.
Interesting also Yosef ben Matityaha known also as Joseph Flavis was the Governor of Galilee, through his own Historical writings wrote 2- 800 page books on King Herod alone and the History that took place in such times,all very interesting read, along with other Historical sources written on Herod Agrippa . Thank you. Peace 🙂
 
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CRM_Brother said:
Yes, it is plausible and even probable that Jesus taught within the synagogue at Magdala.
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Sorry just one more thought came. In Jesus time, they gathered in homes for their weekly sabbaths. Within the homes of Men/Woman who offered their homes, Jesus even stating I coming to your home forget his name, which is written in the Bible. Jesus preached on the weekly Sabbath, Woman’s homes who were wealthy, well known within the Community, who offered their homes to Jesus in teaching, preaching. Synagogues also were used as schools for teaching the Word also, children etc, future priest etc.

Sabbaths for the Jewish Families today are they not also still observed within their homes? The Temple, was when all would gather from other Nations commanded by God to come before Him, coming from surrounding areas on their Yearly Feast Days. Historically written also the Romans considers when they did? why?

So Mary Magdalene coming from a wealthy Noble family,( prostitute? really?) her brother Lazarus, her other sisters Marys, had more siblings also? Not surprising, they would open up their Homes for Jesus preaching, teaching, on their weekly Sabbaths or stay with also, was it? They gathered as a family and most families not like today all lived together, in Jesus times did they worship on their Sabbaths within their homes also?

Historically written, within their Hebrew Israelite traditions, Torah Laws, could not wonder far from their homes on their weekly Sabbaths either.
Mary M could not go to the Tomb, until the Sabbath was ended, nor could she go to the market to purchase oils, spices for Jesus burial. She did so the day before the Sabbath, was against their Religious laws to go far from their Homes on their Sabbaths, to shop, work etc ?

One also finds St Paul preaching long into the night, beginning of the Sabbath within a home of who?
Forgive me!! 🙂 just find the life and history of Mary Magdalene very Interesting.🙂
 
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TheOldColonel said:
Funny, you didn’t seem confused at all.
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I am alert to the difference between Tradition and tradition, having typed the words in many papers. Not all posters, some, but not all, had to type those words as often as I did. Some tend to get confused. It’s only charitable to present things as the Church wants them presented. Or, do you want the Church to conform to you? It’s not going to do that.
 
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mdgspencer said:
Publications that say she was a prostitute, without any evidence of this, are a good example of fake news.
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It’s not “news,” let alone “fake news.” It’s simply an assumption without a base. The Bible does not state Mary Magdalene’s marital status, monetary worth, age, moral fiber, etc. Some assumptions can be made, but one is certainly not that she was a prostitute.
 
I hold an M.Div. but I’m not quick to correct others. Relax. All is well.
 
TheOldColonel said:
I hold an M.Div. but I’m not quick to correct others. Relax. All is well.
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I’m not quick to correct others, either, and I have an MA in Theology. Nevertheless, I made the same mistake, and a poster with no degree pointed out how confusing it could be to others. Since then, I’ve learned degrees don’t matter. Not on this board. Some of the best posts are from posters with no formal religious education. I don’t even post in this forum much any longer. I don’r like controversy.
 
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Since I clearly explained that I never intended to follow the big T / little t format, I’m not sure why you continue to depict my writing as somehowe errant. The choice of technical expression is always the prerogative of the author. Once clarified, the matter, between reasonable parties, is settled. At least that’s the practice, among professionals, in an academic setting. Surely, the capitalization of one letter in one small post on an informal forum does not deserve such overbearing scrutiny. I find your persistence rather odd.
 
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Here’s an entire thread on it:
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The difference between Tradition and tradition Apologetics
We have to be careful on what inspired means. Inspired only refers to what is written. Inspired means God moved men to write what He wanted written and only what He wanted written. But the word of God covers more than what is inspired. For example, the Gospel that Jesus taught and preached was not inspired, because He did not write anything. He handed it down entirely by Tradition. But, it was the Word of God, because He is God. The teachings He taught His Church are not inspired, since t…
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rose321 said:
Pondering interesting, what did happened to Mary Magalene after Jesus died and how long did she live for and where did she die?
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I care more about what happened to Mary, Christ’s mother. I know what most scholars think she did, where she lived, but no proof has ever been found.
 
If you read my post, you’d realize that the possibility of her being connected to the woman who washed Jesus’ feet isn’t far fetched.
 
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