Response: None of the above. The book is blasphemy.
Response: None of the above. The book is blasphemy.
I just did a Google search and came up with this
Mary, Mary, Extraordinary She was an important disciple and witness for Jesus, but there is no historical evidence for a more intimate relationship.
Over the last few years some extravagant claims have been made about Mary of Magdala. Was she really Jesus’ paramour? Did she become a famous preacher after the Easter events? Did she later found Christian communities with distinctive theologies--with a feminist or Gnostic tinge?
Just last month, a doctoral thesis came across my desk dealing with medieval stories about Mary of Magdala, which have no basis in the New Testament. This does not necessarily mean they are all false, but they have to be examined with a critical eye--especially when they do not seem to have any analogues or precursors in traditions that go back as far as the second century C.E.
There is also a poll regarding Mary Magdalene on the site
Well then go ahead and issue a fatwah against Brown, so he can join Salman Rushdie, and you can join the jihad.