Talk:Mary Magdalene
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[edit] Hair?
"In many, if not most, medieval depictions, Mary Magdalene is shown as having long red hair, which she wears down over her shoulders."
I tagged this as needing a citation, especially since the two examples in the article that fit this description are both post-medieval (the 16th-century painting at the top, and the 19th-century pre-Rafaelite painting shown near the statement). The pre-Rafaelites, in particular, nearly always painted women with long, loose hair, if I recall correctly. David (talk) 02:27, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unsourced statement removed
I have removed the following statement as it has been tagged "citation needed" for several months:
- The Gnostics, the community that Mary represented, did not condone marriage (the sexual union aspect). Since the Gnostics believed that the material body was not important, they did not agree with reproducing because it created more souls being imprisoned in the body.
If anyone can find a source to back this up, feel free to re-add it. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 14:59, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Changes to lead
Recently the lead was changed; I reverted those changes, for two reasons: first, the birth year provided does not appear to be sourced or verifiable; second, the bit about Magdalene possibly being the wife of Jesus is already explored in much greater detail, lower in the article -- mentioning it as such without any attribution or clarification, so early in the article, strikes me as undue weight on a contentious subject. Comments? – Luna Santin (talk) 13:42, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- I agree; the birth year is unverifiable and the bit about her being the possible wife of Jesus is too FRINGEy to warrant mention in the lead. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 15:40, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Category
Should the category Category:Courtesans and prostitutes be added to this page? --Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008 20:10, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Even though she had sinned
Yes we all might know the past of Mary Magdalene but even though she did all the bad things in her past she asked jesus to forgive her and she really ment it.And jesus forgave her because everyone deserves a second chance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.248.14.169 (talk) 23:27, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
