The Mary We Forgot
What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today
Published on 26. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-58743-617-8 (ISBN)
Description
2025 ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist (Christian Living) ? 2025 Midwest Book Awards Finalist (Religion/Philosophy)
Setting the Story Straight for the Mary Whom the Church Has Misunderstood
Mary Magdalene's life was transformed when she was healed by Christ and joined his ministry from Galilee to Jerusalem. The Gospels teach that she was also a witness at the cross and the first one sent by Christ to preach his resurrection. Yet her story is often confused, scandalized, and undervalued by the church.
In The Mary We Forgot, award-winning church historian and theologian Jennifer Powell McNutt unpacks Scripture and history to reveal the real Mary Magdalene: the first apostle of the good news and a model of discipleship for both men and women today.
Christians will learn from the disciple known as the "apostle to the apostles" how to embrace Jesus's calling to "go and tell" with faith and courage. They'll also be encouraged by the reminder that God calls ordinary, imperfect, and unexpected people to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Setting the Story Straight for the Mary Whom the Church Has Misunderstood
Mary Magdalene's life was transformed when she was healed by Christ and joined his ministry from Galilee to Jerusalem. The Gospels teach that she was also a witness at the cross and the first one sent by Christ to preach his resurrection. Yet her story is often confused, scandalized, and undervalued by the church.
In The Mary We Forgot, award-winning church historian and theologian Jennifer Powell McNutt unpacks Scripture and history to reveal the real Mary Magdalene: the first apostle of the good news and a model of discipleship for both men and women today.
Christians will learn from the disciple known as the "apostle to the apostles" how to embrace Jesus's calling to "go and tell" with faith and courage. They'll also be encouraged by the reminder that God calls ordinary, imperfect, and unexpected people to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58743-617-8 (9781587436178)
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Persons
Jennifer Powell McNutt (PhD, The University of St. Andrews) is the Franklin S. Dyrness Chair of Biblical and Theological Studies and professor of theology and history of Christianity at Litfin Divinity School, Wheaton College. Her book, The Mary We Forgot, has been named a finalist in the ECPA Book Awards and the Midwest Book Awards. She is a fellow in the Royal Historical Society, an award-winning professor and scholar, and an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian tradition. McNutt regularly speaks at universities, seminaries, and churches across the country. She and her husband cofounded McNuttshell Ministries, which serves as a bridge between the academy and the church, and they live with their three children in Winfield, Illinois.
Content
Contents
Foreword by Esau McCaulley
Introduction: Mary Magdalene Superstar
1. The Women of Scripture and a Hermeneutic of Surprise
2. Will the Real Mary Magdalene Please Stand Up?
3. Mary Magdalene and Her Church Interpreters
4. France's Beloved Preacher and Evangelist
5. A Woman Possessed--and Healed
6. The "Certain Women" in Jesus's Inner Circle
7. Go and Tell like Mary Magdalene
8. The First Apostle Chosen by Christ
Epilogue: Mary Magdalene for the Church Today
Foreword by Esau McCaulley
Introduction: Mary Magdalene Superstar
1. The Women of Scripture and a Hermeneutic of Surprise
2. Will the Real Mary Magdalene Please Stand Up?
3. Mary Magdalene and Her Church Interpreters
4. France's Beloved Preacher and Evangelist
5. A Woman Possessed--and Healed
6. The "Certain Women" in Jesus's Inner Circle
7. Go and Tell like Mary Magdalene
8. The First Apostle Chosen by Christ
Epilogue: Mary Magdalene for the Church Today