Who is Mary Magdalene? She is a woman who was possessed by seven demons. Imagine living with that! Mary is kidnapped as a girl and is never the same after that. She is afflicted with an illness that her parents cannot get treatment for. Everywhere she goes she is called Mad Mary and she despairs of ever getting married and having a family. Mary's story follows her through her debilitating illness, her healing at the hand of Jesus, and then her following of Jesus in his ministry.
I thought the author did a fair job of showing what it was like to live with demons in your person, but I never really felt the terror that Mary must have felt. However, it was very thought provoking for me when Mary left Magdala to follow Jesus. It had never crossed my mind that Jesus also had women with him and not just the disciples. I was also mesmerized with the story of Jesus's faithful followers when he was crucified. How the disciples and his other followers such as Mary would have grieved. It was a confusing and heartrending time for them.
This is exactly the type of book that makes you examine your relationship with Jesus as you insert yourself into history. It fills in the blanks of Mary's story as well and brings her to life.
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".
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