Mary the Magdalene-Bishop of the Church.

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Namaste,

 

This is a preamble on a new section in my 'Jesus book', on Mary the

Magdalene and the Gospel of Mary..............ONS...Tony.

 

MARY THE MAGDALENE---------TEACHER AND `BISHOP'.

Mary was obviously very close to Jesus, and this was not only due to

the fact that she was the sister of Martha and Lazarus, who Jesus

knew very well. She was apparently a `Courtesan' with the Roman

occupation and ran into trouble with the Sadducees over this. She

was the woman saved by Jesus from being stoned as an adulteress.

Jesus also cured her of the seven deadly spirits or vices. She

apparently was `born again' and became a devoted follower, never

leaving his side. From her appearance she seem to be of Greek and

Hebrew ancestry and in all likelihood was originally a follower of

the Essenes. As was Jesus and his family also. The Essenes were much

more eclectic and very different from the Sadducees and Pharisees.

They also had no discrimination against women. So women could rise

and be Elders and Teachers in the Church just as much as men. So as

it is obvious, from the naming of a Gospel after her, Mary was a

leader or `Bishop' in the Early Church. There isn't much description

of Jesus and the Renunciant Essenes but there is a description of

his brother James, which is in the introduction. Mary no doubt was

of the same group as James and his brother Simon. There is much talk

of Jesus and Mary having a sexual relationship, but this is unlikely

considering their renunciant state. As far as kissing her on the

mouth in front of the disciples, many family members do this and too

much shouldn't be read in to it. More important is the fact she was

at the crucifixion and the first to see Jesus on his reappearance,

from the tomb.

When Saul of Tarsus took over the guiding of the Gentile Church

there were some great changes. The Jerusalem and original Church was

still very Essenic but St Paul wasn't. This was because he wasn't an

Essene but a Pharisee, and this would account for the lack of woman

Teachers or Rebbes. The course of the Church continued in this

fashion until it was established by Constantine. The original

Essenic Christians of Mary, James, Simon and the original apostles

split into different groups. Generally becoming known as Nazorites,

Gnostics and eventually some became Sufis and Shia mystics.

Considering this, it is the present Church that could be

considered `heretical' or not following the teachings of Jesus and

having female Rebbes, Teachers or Priests.