Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...
Situated on the northern point of the Sea of Galilee, Magdala, at one point, was a robust fishing village. It was well known ...
a symbol of her rejection of material goods and repentance following the crucifixion. Other famous depictions of the “Penitent Magdalene,” as Mary Magdalene at this phase of her life is ...