On Easter I mentioned that I was reading Bart Ehrman’s new book, Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene, impressed with Ehrman’s take on Mary Magdalene’s role as the founder of Christianity. I’ve finished reading the section of the book on Mary Magdalene, and was looking forward to chatting with him for a few minutes after a talk he was to give in Seattle last night. Unfortunately, he had to fly back home for an emergency and the talk is being rescheduled.

My best wishes to Dr. Ehrman and his family for a speedy recovery from whatever emergency has occured.

I’m going to wait to post a review of Ehrman’s book for now, until I can read the rest of it and hopefully ask him a few questions. Until then, I’m comfortable recommending it highly, so please don’t hesitate to pick up a copy if you have the opportunity. It’s a level treatment of Mary Magdalene in the Gospels, in the Gnostic texts, and in modern preoccupation with her marital status. Although Ehrman pokes fun at some of the marriage theories, he manages to do so good-naturedly, and inoffensively. Definitely on the more liberal side of Christianity, but that agrees with me.

Speaking of rescheduled events, Margaret Starbird’s appearance on Larry King Live has been postponed, and I’ve not yet heard of a new date. I’ll post more about it as soon as I hear anything else.

An announcement just went out to several email lists that Margaret Starbird, author of The Woman With The Alabaster Jar and several other Mary Magdalene-as-lost-bride books, will appear on Larry King Live this Friday night, May 5. Apparently Bishop Shelby Spong will be on the show with her, and they will be discussing the rise of the sacred feminine, through Mary Magdalene, with more conservative Christian guests (whose identities I do not know).

This should be an interesting show.