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Mary Magdalene: The Disciple Jesus Loved

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Reading this book needs to be done with an open mind. Mary Magdalene became a real person to me. She survived her life in her time, how different would things be for her today? Or how much nothing has changed. This book takes Mary Magdalene out of history and humanizes her. She might have lived 2000 years ago, but it makes me realize that some attitudes haven't changed much.

Expertly written book. Read as if Mary Magdalene were telling her own story, which is difficult for an author to put across to the average reader. It vividly chronicals those times and the struggles and personal growth as shown to Mary by Jesus, relating them to any time period. This writing so easily brings the reader to a correlation of those times as well as now on a personal level. As a reader, I was reminded of my own growth and purpose. I highly reccomend this book.

Ledwith combines several biblical accounts with his own "new age" spin and comes up with an unbelievable composite. The writing is cloyingly syrupy sweet. All in all, I couldn't wait to throw the book away.