Jesus, Mary Magadalene, and ... Sexual Innuendos?

January 31, 2021 NaN
Jesus, Mary Magadalene, and ... Sexual Innuendos?
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Jesus, Mary Magadalene, and ... Sexual Innuendos?

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Show Notes

I was browsing through old posts and ran across this one from almost exactly seven years ago, a question about whether one of the non-canonical Gospels (the Gospel of Philip) really could be right that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a sexual relationship. I get asked about this still on occasion, and it's on one of the more titillating topics of early Christian studies, so I thought I would repost it today. Read by Sam Devis

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