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Was Jesus Married? 20 Conspiracy Theories About Jesus

TruTV.com | Posted 05.07.2012

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The story of Jesus is well known in the Western world. But what details might the canonized version leave out? Some scholars now point to a few...

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Sadly, It Seems Sandra Fluke Wasn't The First Woman Falsely Accused of Being a Prostitute by an Intimidated Man.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sarah O'Leary

It seems the Bible never referred to Mary Magdalene as a prostitute. A Catholic Pope did.

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Is God A Novelist?

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 11.26.2011

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Elizabeth Cunningham

What good fiction does whether it's a Bible story, a fairytale, a popular children's serie, or a detective thriller is to invite the reader to identify with a flawed human being who faces harrowing choices and odds.

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HuffPost Religion Round-Up: July 17-24

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 09.22.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Gay Marriage, Extremists, Bible Edits, Religious Reading, Jewish Wisdom, and Praying with the President - It's been a busy week on HuffPost Religion.

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Who Was Mary Magdalene?

Bruce Chilton | Posted 09.21.2011

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Bruce Chilton

Mary Magdalene's three gifts of Spirit are her inheritance: dissolving what is impure or evil, offering ointment for sickness and discernment, and vision to perceive the spiritual truth of resurrection.

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What Didn't Make It Into The Bible?

Bart D. Ehrman | Posted 09.20.2011

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Bart D. Ehrman

For a complete picture of what the earliest Christians "knew" about Jesus, the books of the New Testament are not enough. One also needs to read the books that did not make it into Scripture.

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(R)evolution in Theater: "The Magdalene" at St. Clements

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 08.28.2011

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Lisa Paul Streitfeld

Who is Mary Magdalene really? We know she was involved with Jesus...but how? As his disciple? Spiritual companion? Or perhaps his wife? ...

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WATCH: Couple Claims To Be Jesus And Mary Magdalene

AOL Weird News | Steven Hoffer | Posted 11.16.2011

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At long last, Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene have returned. Or at least that's what one Australian couple wants you to think. Cult watchers are ke...

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Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: Blasphemy Or Brilliant?

Posted 07.06.2011

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UPDATE: Catholic League President Bill Donohue released a statement after watching the video, and was somewhat less critical of the religious aspects ...

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Mary Magdalene: A Heroine Of Biblical Proportions

Rev. Anne Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Anne Howard

I wanted, with all my 14-year-old earnestness, to be Mary Magdalene. What I wanted to emulate, as a 14-year-old and now, all these decades later, what I want all women to emulate, is her passion, her bold passion.

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Femmevangelical: A Modern Girl's Guide To Sharing The Good News

Jennifer Danielle Crumpton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Danielle Crumpton

Women have little to hold to in scripture by way of positive accounts of the female experience. I believe this is less an effect of God's inspiration and more a lack of human imagination.

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Solving A Centuries-Old Mystery: "Who Is That Lady?" "That's No Lady, That's Mona Lisa."

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Sterling

One wonders if da Vinci, by the time he died in 1519, had even the slightest notion of the impact of the painting and, in fact, his entire body of work.

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The Feast of Mary Magdalen: Celebrating Incarnation

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Cunningham

I would like to declare July 22 a feast day to celebrate our incarnation on this earth. We are made of the same substance; we are subject to the same joys and sufferings of the flesh.

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Newsweek Blew It

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Sigman

Given the vast pension, health care and unfulfilled subscription liabilities Newsweek carries, it's likely the magazine is headed for extinction.

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