But after rejecting the world and spending 47 years living naked in the desert, Saint Mary of Egypt became a wise and virtuous teacher of Christian scripture – or so 11th Century readers were ...
the legendary life of St. Mary Magdalene and an adapted life of St. Mary of Egypt (+ c. 522). This combination of two individuals—the holy bringer of good tidings and a repentant harlot who later ...
Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...