[Shermy]

in Scripture a redeemed prostitute

What scripture says that?

[ChadsDad]

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[dogbyte12]

Mary Magdalene was not considered a prostitute for 4 centuries, until a theologian decided that she was the anonymous prostitute being stoned. There really is no biblical basis for it, but it has become tradition. Even though there is 16 centuries of that tradition, it is extremely dubious.

An early sect of christianity followed her, and believed that she was one of Jesus' closest disciples. Their facts may have been off kilter, but the prostitute thing is a 4th century slur against Magdalene.

[BlueNgold]

Had the author of that phrase 'redeemed prostitute' done any studies or watched the ABC special or perhaps actually read the scriture ... they would have known that never once does the Bible state, infer, or otherwise insinuate that the Magdalene was a prostitute. The genesis of that myth was a Mass set down by a Pope sometime around 550 A.D. Said Mass was later retracted by the church as an innacurate and misleading assertion.