Sex worker, saint, sinner, witness, wife. In the 2,000 years since Mary Magdalene is said to have watched Jesus Christ die on the cross, she’s been labeled many things. But neither theory — penitent ...

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My name is Mark Goodacre, and I am a professor of New Testament and Christian origins in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. I was series adviser and one of many on-camera experts ...

Setting out to tell the story of Jesus’ last days from the point of view of the only woman among the apostles is the brave and interesting aim of Garth Davis’ “Mary Magdalene.”At the film’s premiere ...

Just in time for Easter, Universal Pictures’ Focus Films released “Mary Magdalene,” starring Rooney Mara as Jesus of Nazareth’s most famous female follower, and Joaquin Phoenix (Mara’s current love ...

She's been apostle to the apostles. She's been Jesus' disciple and Jesus' wife. She's been a sinner and a saint, played a starring role in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" and ended up a feminist icon.

A new trailer for IFC Films' Rooney Mara-starring biblical drama, 'Mary Magdalene,' dropped Tuesday. The film also stars Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus, while Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Sarah-Sofie ...

Katie Edwards works for the University of Sheffield. She receives funding from the AHRC and the White Rose Collaboration Fund. Meredith Warren does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

A new book based on interpretations of ancient texts features an explosive claim: Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, and the couple had two children. In "The Lost Gospel," set for release Wednesday, ...