Mary Magdalene

Unabridged
Author: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Narrator: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, The Bible & Sacred Texts, Judaism, Lectures, Religion
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Date: December 2008
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

Overview

Prior to Vanderbilt, Dr. Levine was the Sara Lawrence Lightfoot Assoc. Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College. Holding a B.A. from Smith College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, Levine has been awarded grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies, Her numerous publications address Christian Origins, Jewish-Christian Relations, and Sexuality, Gender, and the Bible; she has recorded the "Introduction to the Old Testament" as well as "Great Figures of the Old Testament" and "Great Figures of the New Testament" for the Teaching Company's "Great Lectures" series.The title of her lecture is Mary Magdalene

Reviews (3)

Very interesting

Written by Mary Richards on February 21st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

A very interesting, but short, lecture on Mary Magdalene.

Mary Magdalene

Written by Camille from Marlboro, NJ on June 16th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I found this an excellent teaching on what culture feels about Mary Magdalene, and what the Bible tells us about her. It was a very interesting teaching.

Mary Magdalene

Written by Sharon S on May 11th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Very interesting take on Mary Magdalene's life and the stereotypes around her. She focuses on the biblical historical texts but touched on some Gnostic gospels. My only complaint was that more of the gnostics wasn't discussed. It was easy to follow and entertaining as well.