The Woman with the Alabaster Jar

The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail [1] is a book by Margaret Starbird claiming Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married, and that Mary Magdalene was the Holy Grail.

Margaret Starbird developed the hypothesis that Saint Sarah was the daughter of Jesus and Mary Magdalene and that this was the source of the legend associated with the cult at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. She also claimed that the name "Sarah" meant "Princess" in Hebrew, thus making her the forgotten child of the "sang réal", the blood royal of the King of the Jews.[2]

The book is mentioned in the novel The Da Vinci Code, an international bestseller by Dan Brown.

It has been criticised for containing theories based on medieval lore and art, rather than on historical treatment of the Bible. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Margaret Starbird, The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail, Bear & Company, 1993. ISBN 1-879181-03-7. Categorised as "Women's Studies/Creation Spirituality" by the publishers.
  2. ^ The Woman with the Alabaster Jar, pages 60-62. ISBN 1-879181-03-7
  3. ^ Ben Witherington, The Gospel Code: novel claims about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Da Vinci, page 16 (InterVarsity Press, 2004). ISBN 0-8308-3267-X