Must confess am not a christian, never read the bible and knew very little about mary magdalene except for knowing about the controversy of her role in Jesus’ life. So when i saw this book picked it up to check what it was all about.
Chilton is unequivocal about the male conspiracy to malign and expunge Mary from all texts. He clearly outlines how each gospel removed more and more evidence and introduced confusion between various Marys to ensure that Mary Magdalene’s role was reduced to nothing inspite of all evidence that she taught Jesus various things including the art of healing by anointing.
Nothing that the world has not carried out ever since and nothing that men will not continue to do. Those who like to read up on such erasure of details should read Rosalind Miles – Womens History of the World. Never got over what i read though its now 15 years since i did.
Both books Highly recommended.