Bible Question Box

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Bible Question Box
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Mary Magdalene

• Mark 169 speaks of Mary Magdalene, from whom He
  had cast out seven demons. Is there anything
  else mentioned about her being possessed?

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Mary Magdalene

• Mary is introduced in Luke 81-3
• Magdalene From Magdala, town on western shore
  of Sea of Galilee, Matt. 1539
• Healed of seven evil spirits, Luke 82

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Mary Magdalene Her Life

• Received great redemption, Lk. 82
• From demonic bondage to freedom in Christ
• Grateful follower of Jesus, Lk. 82-3 Mk.
  1540-41
• Evidently of some means, Lk. 82-3

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Mary Magdalene Her Life

• Devoted, faithful humble disciple
• At the crucifixion, Jno. 1925
• At the burial, Mk. 1547
• Helped prepare embalming spices, Mk. 161
• Among the first at the tomb after resurrection,
  Mk. 162-8

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Mary Magdalene Her Life

• First to see resurrected Jesus, Mk. 169
• Wonderful revelation, Jno. 2011-18
• Not believed at first, Mk. 1610-11, 14
• Likely that she continued in Jerusalem with other
  disciples, Acts 114-15

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Mary Magdalene False Assumptions Allegations

• She was a former prostitute
• Attempt to identify her as the sinner woman of
  Luke 737
• Introduced afterward as one who had been
  healed, Luke 81-2
• Married to Jesus bore his child

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Mary Magdalene Wife of Jesus?

• One of the more popular motifs has been to paint
  Jesus as a happy husband who either escaped or
  survived the crucifixion and lived in seclusion
  and marital bliss to a ripe old age.  Several
  books have presented this hypothesis, the most
  influential being Holy Blood, Holy Grail by
  Baigent, Lincoln, and Leigh in the 1980s.

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Mary Magdalene Wife of Jesus?

• According to the scenario presented in this
  work, Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had a
  child and the bloodline of Jesus is traced in the
  Merovingian dynasty of medieval France.
• -Ken Green
• The Da Vinci Code, A Review (2)
• Biblical Insights, V12, Dec. 2005

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• Alleges a conspiracy to promote Jesus as deity,
  when in fact he was only viewed by his followers
  as a mortal prophet until 325 A.D.
• Roman emperor Constantine conspired to deify
  Jesus Christ
• Jesus Mary Magdalene were secretly married and
  had a child

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• Early Christianity entailed the cult of
  the Great MotherMary Magdalene represented the
  feminine cult and the Holy Grail of traditional
  lore
• She was also Jesus wife and the mother of his
  children
• Magdalenes womb, carrying Jesus offspring, was
  the legendary Holy Grail ( is seen in Da Vincis
  encoded painting, The Last Supper)

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• Early Jesus was not seen as divine (God) by His
  followers until Emperor Constantine declared him
  so for his own purposes
• The Nicean Council of the 4th Century was the
  context for Constantines power grab and the
  relationship of Magdalene as paramour of Christ
  was quashed there

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• The truth about Christ and Mary Magdalene has
  been kept alive by a secret society named the
  Priory of Sion that was lead by great minds like
  Da Vinci

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In the end, Dan Brown has penned a poorly
written, atrociously researched mess. So, why
bother with such a close reading of a worthless
novel? The answer is simple The Da Vinci Code
takes esoterica mainstream. (Sandra Miesel,
Dismantling The Da Vinci Code,
catholiceducation.org)
His research is impeccable. --The New York Daily
News
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Mary Magdalene The Truth

• Woman of great faith
• Her unassuming, humble service honors her
• She continues to be an example all disciples can
  learn from follow today

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Jude 9

• What does it mean in Jude 9, when it says Satan
  argued with Michael over the body of Moses?

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Jude 9

• Contend for the faith against false teachers,
  Jude 3-4, 5-7
• Warns of dreamers, Jude 8
• Defile the flesh (sensual), 2 Pet. 210
• Reject authority (prideful), Prov. 1618
• Speak evil of dignitaries (blasphemers), Jude
  10

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Jude 9

• Unlike Michael, who gave place to the Lords
  rebuke of the devil
• These false teachers rush to argue contend when
  they should sit down keep their mouths shut!
  Jude 10

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Jude 9

• Dispute about body of Moses, Deut. 346
• Burial? Resurrection?
• Assumption to say this is a reference to the
  Assumption of Moses
• Dont be prideful, presumptuous
  self-willedrespect authoritygive place to Gods
  judgments, Rom. 1219-21