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Mary Magdalene: Christianity's Hidden Goddess (Paperback)

by Lynn Picknett (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group; Reprint edition (12 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0786713119
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786713110
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,535,703 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tradition and history have made of her "the other Mary. " Even in the New Testament Mary Magdalene stands among women second only to Mary the Mother, albeit she has been reduced by the biblical Gospels to little more than a fallen woman redeemed by Jesus. In the Gnostic Gospels, however, Magdalene figures almost as significantly as Christ, who names her "the woman who knows all. " The conflicting accounts of Mary Magdalene have sent best-selling author Lynn Picknett on a quest for the truth that has led her to the thirteenth-century cult of the Black Madonna, then back to Christianity's beginnings and earlier. Tracing Mary's name to Magdala in Egypt, Picknett learns that the term Magdal-eder means "tower of the flock," or Good Shepherd, a title also given to Jesus Christ. Based on her explorations into new scholarship on recently discovered Gnostic texts, Picknett finds a vital partnership between Jesus and Mary that synthesized Eastern and Egyptian mysticism and that promulgated gender equality, anointing rites, and sexual rituals. In that relationship, she discovers an alliance that Christ's Apostles and, later, the Catholic Church strove ardently to suppress. Picknett's revelations rarely fail to provoke at least a reconsideration of long-accepted church doctrine.


From the Author

When I gave the film-makers of 'The Da Vinci Code' permission to use my book 'Mary Magdalene: Christianity's Hidden Goddess' for set-dressing, I had no idea it would be the only real book - as opposed to those by the fictional character Robert Langdon - which is featured in the entire movie! (And, by the way, so am I, in a cameo with my colleague Clive Prince, see below, in the scene on the bus.)

Certainly my Magdalene book reflects the central theme of the movie/book to perfection - as indeed, it should, being a sort of sequel (or maybe even a prequel) to 'The Templar Revelation', co-authored with Clive Prince, which Dan Brown recently acknowledged in his High Court witness statement to have given him 'everything I needed for my Big Idea'.

In this case, the Big Idea is the significance of the Sacred Feminine, and the true status of Mary Magdalene as Christ's lover - NOT wife - and head Apostle, above even Saint Peter.

In my view, the Magdalene is the most important woman in history. A feisty, intelligent and very modern woman (who may have been black), who not only worshipped the Great Mother but actively represented her, with Christ's full approval.

The Church has indeed suppressed the truth about her, but now we're all searching for the real Magdalene, who Christ himself declared would be celebrated wherever the Gospel is preached. It's a pity that the Vatican deliberately ignored Jesus' own words in order to rewrite her as a snivelling ex-prostitute.

It's time now for the Magnificent Magdalene to make a come-back.

Lynn Picknett --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Just because there are conspiracy theories, that doesn't mean that there are no conspiracies, 2 Sep 2008
By Guy Mitchell (Liverpool, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I think it is very unfair to dismiss this book as yet another example of a loopy conspiracy theory. Lynn Picknett is not David Icke. And her book is intelligent and challenging. I am not competent to judge all her claims about Mary Magdalen, Jesus Christ, and John the Baptist. She may turn out to be wrong about important aspects of all three of these world historical individuals. But I would like to make just one point. Anybody who believes that the evolution of the Old and New Testaments was not driven by conspiracy, politics, brutality, and bigotry has simply not been paying attention. The New Testament in particular was authorised by a committee/cabal determined to present a particular view. If it were not for the heretical/alternative documents that have been unearthed over the centuries, and for the scholars and writers who have interpreted these documents for us, ordinary people would have had very little idea just how spun and partisan are all four of the so-called canonical gospels. And anybody even slightly familiar with the Roman Catholic Church's way of dealing with difference must accept that historically the Church has been as brutal as any warlord, as oppressive as any totalitarian regime, and as mendacious as any criminal organisation. This does not mean that there have been no shining examples of decency within the Church. Nor does it mean that the present-day RC Church has not changed very much for the better. But to dismiss Lynn Picknett's analysis of Christianity's shortcomings as a nothing more than an example of conspiracy theory is simply to be trite.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really makes you think!, 15 April 2006
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I have really enjoyed this book, despite being full of a great deal of facts and theories it was very easy to read, not hard going at all. On the subject matter, it certainly presents some very interesting ideas on the true nature of the bible. I have found myself wanting even more answers about this subject matter. If your looking for answers there are certainly some in here to ponder.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, very instructive!, 17 May 2007
By FELIX-MARTIN ALIAGA MONGE (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
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First, I like the way the author exposes her ideas. Second, even if the content were mere fiction, the book is a good read. Definitely, this book is an alternative way to official Christianity, and lets us realize that there is much more to what we have been conventionally taught.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Conspiracies ahoy!
ANOTHER conspiracy book.

At least the Da Vinci Code was a novel with a narrative and reasonably engaging characters. Read more
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