The Gospel of John is the one where she’s the most important ... So the addition of Martha distracts the reader from noticing how very similar John’s Mary from chapter 11 is to Mary Magdalene. Here’s ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

Some Jewish works written several hundred years before John's gospel portrayed Wisdom as God's heavenly consort. This Wisdom, pictured as a beautiful woman, lived with God and participated in ...