[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I believe that the idea of Mary Magdalene as Christ's spouse is based on some of the Nag Hamadi Gnostic codexes, specifically the so called Gospel of Mary (Magdalene). This material also was part of the basis of The last Temptation of Christ. Of course not even the heretical material actually states that Christ and Mary were lovers, merely that she was rather more important than shown in the Canon.

[presidio9]

Of course not even the heretical material actually states that Christ and Mary were lovers, merely that she was rather more important than shown in the Canon.

Does it even state that, do biased readers dwell on every attention payed the Mary. Of course she (he) mentions these simple gestures. The book is supposedly told from her perspective. It it was definitely written no earlier than the mid second century AD, by Gnostics, an antient faith that tried to incorporate Christian beliefs at that time. In other words, the agenda of this book is not primarily an accurate presentation of the facts. Did I mention that we only have about half of the original document? How can anyone honestly infer anything from that?