The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow

The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow

Raised like sisters, Mariamne and Salome are indulged with riches, position, and learning-a rare thing for females in Jerusalem. But Mariamne has a further gift: an illness has left her with visions; she has the power of prophecy. It is her prophesying that drives the two girls to flee to Egypt, where they study philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy in the Great Library of Alexandria.

After seven years they return to a Judaea where many now believe John the Baptizer is the messiah. Salome too begins to believe, but Mariamne, now called Magdalene, is drawn to his cousin, Yeshu'a, a man touched by the divine in the same way she was during her days of illness. Together they speak of sharing their direct experience of God; but Yeshu'a unexpectedly gains a reputation as a healer, and as the ill and the troubled flock to him, he and Magdalene are forced to make a terrible decision.

This radical retelling of the greatest story ever told brings Mary Magdalene to life-not as a prostitute or demon-possessed-but as an educated woman who was truly the apostle to the apostles.

From the Hardcover edition.

Ki Longfellow is the author of The Hidden Magdalene, a critically acclaimed novel. Pamela Longfellow wrote China Blues and Chasing Women under the name Pamela Longfellow. Hypatia of Alexandria's novel Flow Down Like Silver is the second in a trilogy about the Divine Feminine. She is currently working on the final book, The Lady Who Knew Everything, about Mary Magdalene's life after Jesus' death.

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ISBN 13	9780307346674
ISBN 10	0307346676
Title	The Secret Magdalene
Author	Ki Longfellow
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-12-31
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.