Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene was a follower of Jesus who appears prominently in the Gospel accounts. She is present at the crucifixion and is presented in several traditions as an early witness to the resurrection, giving her an important place in Christian memory.

In Margaret George’s Mary, Called Magdalene, the narrative imagines Mary Magdalene as a Jewish woman of Magdala whose ordinary family life is disrupted by spiritual terror, social suspicion and an overwhelming need for deliverance. In Mika Waltari’s The Secret of the Kingdom, Marcus questions disciples, witnesses and people whose lives were changed by Jesus, including Mary Magdalene and Lazarus.