Was mary magdalene the mother of jesus?
No. Mary Magdalene is generally identified as being from Magdala, a town or region in galilee. She was the woman with seven demons that Jesus healed. She may have been the adulterous women the pharisees tried to stone. She was a very important part of Jesus’ ministry. She was the first apostle or ‘bearer of good news’ in that Jesus appeared to her first after his resurrection. There is much legend and contoversy regarding Mary Magdalene.She is believed by some to have penned her own gospel althought there is no credible proof of this. She was referred to frequently in the gnostic texts not included in the canon but well known by first century Christians. Gnostics say she wrote the gospel attributed to John, again there is no evidence of this. Certain religious writings not included in the Canon indicate that she was wealthy and spent her fortune financing the other apostles in their quest to take the good news to all the world. The most extravagent claim about her is that she was the w
