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It is widely accepted among secular historians that, like Jesus, Mary Magdalene was a real historical figure. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles. In apocryphal texts, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a visionary and leader of the early movement whom Jesus loved more than he loved the other disciples. The first christians chose Mary over all the other apostles, including S...

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It is widely accepted among secular historians that, like Jesus, Mary Magdalene was a real historical figure. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles. In apocryphal texts, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a visionary and leader of the early movement whom Jesus loved more than he loved the other disciples. The first christians chose Mary over all the other apostles, including Simon Peter, highly indicative of her importance for early Gnostic Christians. The Gospel of Mary was probably written over a century after the historical Mary Magdalene's death and it does not claim to have been written by her and its author is, in fact, anonymous. The Eastern Orthodox Church has never identified Mary Magdalene as the "sinful woman" and has always taught that Mary was a virtuous woman her entire life, even before her conversion. There are many references to Mary Magdalene in the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, where she enjoys an exalted status as a heroine of faith and the "archetypal woman of all cycles".