Unveiling Mary Magdalene
Author: Higgs, Liz Curtis
ISBN: 9781400070213
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2009
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
This is the third in a hit series of books--repackaged and updated for a new generation of readers--that began a phenomenon featuring Liz Curtis HiggsP#39; unique brand of Pquot;girlfriend theologyPquot; in looking at bad women of the Bible. This time, as Liz examines a woman considered mad (Mary Magdalene) and what her life teaches todayP#39;s modern woman, both Christian and non-Christian readers will be drawn to the fact unearthed from fiction.
Plt;bPgt;The veil has been lifted.Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Discover the Gospel truth about the most myth-understood woman of the New Testament. Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? An adulteress? The wife of Jesus? An ancient goddess? Liz Curtis Higgs, best-selling author of Plt;iPgt;Bad Girls of the Bible Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Really Bad Girls of the Bible,Plt;/iPgt; combines heartfelt contemporary fiction with extensive biblical research to bring to life the Plt;iPgt;real Plt;/iPgt;Mary Magdalene of the Bible.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With her own eyes, she saw him.Plt;brPgt;With her own ears, she heard him.Plt;brPgt;With her own hands, she touched him.Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Unveiling Mary MagdalenePlt;/iPgt; opens with the fictional journey of Mary Margaret Delaney, a madwoman adrift in modern Chicago.P#160;Her moving story, closely paralleling the biblical account, is followed by aP#160;verse-by-verseP#160;study of theP#160;first-century Mary Magdalene and her life-changing encounters with the Christ. Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Liz has done it again! What hope and promise this will bring.P#8221;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8212;Kay ArthurPlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;The unforgettable portrait of a courageous woman.P#8221; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8212;Rebecca St. James Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9781400070213
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2009
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
This is the third in a hit series of books--repackaged and updated for a new generation of readers--that began a phenomenon featuring Liz Curtis HiggsP#39; unique brand of Pquot;girlfriend theologyPquot; in looking at bad women of the Bible. This time, as Liz examines a woman considered mad (Mary Magdalene) and what her life teaches todayP#39;s modern woman, both Christian and non-Christian readers will be drawn to the fact unearthed from fiction.
Plt;bPgt;The veil has been lifted.Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Discover the Gospel truth about the most myth-understood woman of the New Testament. Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? An adulteress? The wife of Jesus? An ancient goddess? Liz Curtis Higgs, best-selling author of Plt;iPgt;Bad Girls of the Bible Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Really Bad Girls of the Bible,Plt;/iPgt; combines heartfelt contemporary fiction with extensive biblical research to bring to life the Plt;iPgt;real Plt;/iPgt;Mary Magdalene of the Bible.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With her own eyes, she saw him.Plt;brPgt;With her own ears, she heard him.Plt;brPgt;With her own hands, she touched him.Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Unveiling Mary MagdalenePlt;/iPgt; opens with the fictional journey of Mary Margaret Delaney, a madwoman adrift in modern Chicago.P#160;Her moving story, closely paralleling the biblical account, is followed by aP#160;verse-by-verseP#160;study of theP#160;first-century Mary Magdalene and her life-changing encounters with the Christ. Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Liz has done it again! What hope and promise this will bring.P#8221;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8212;Kay ArthurPlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;The unforgettable portrait of a courageous woman.P#8221; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8212;Rebecca St. James Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
