The Magdalene Review

In the blog Irreducible Complexity, a post called “Messiahs, Mary and Mysogyny” caught my attention. Blog author, Ian, started out the piece by discussing how new religion messianic figures (i.e., cult leaders) tend to succumb to the temptation of taking advantage of their flock by sleeping with the female members. Granted, this doesn’t ALWAYS happen (I assume), but it occurs frequently enough to be not terribly surprising, even predictable.

Into this discussion, Ian turns his attention to the original Jesus movement, which at the time really was just a little cult of people following their messianic leader.  Assuming that Jesus was only human (a position with which I know not everyone will agree), could he have been faced with the same situation?  Could it have occurred?

This is a new take, I think, on the potential relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene.  Some will surely find this offensive, but in the interest of free inquiry, it’s certainly another perspective to consider.