title: The Crucifixionof Mary Magdalene: The Historical Tradition of the First Apostle and the Ancient Church's Campaign to Suppress It
author:  Richard J. Hooper 
description: By Judith G. Hunter (Cape Cod) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: The Crucifixion of Mary Magdalene: The Historical Tradition of the First Apostle and the Ancient Church's Campaign to Suppress It (Paperback) I have not been able to put this book down! I have been researching Mary Magdelane for about three years, for the writing of my own books. I am using little known facts about her in a series of five novels that connect the suppression of her story to the oppression of women right up to present time. Hooper presents some new and intriguing theories, as well as facts about the patriarchal bias of Christianity that still affect women within their religions today! Thank you for this enlightening book! --Judith Hunter, Cape Cod<br /><br />Timely, insightful, accessible correction to The DaVinci Code, June 23, 2006 By Deborah L. Neff, Ph.D.This review is from: The Crucifixion of Mary Magdalene: The Historical Tradition of the First Apostle and the Ancient Church's Campaign to Suppress It (Paperback) Richard Hooper brilliantly writes a thorough overview of what is known about Mary Magdalene, complete with extensive references to the original documents, a "glossary" of names, terms and sources, and an extensive subject index. With rigorous attention to detail and accuracy, Hooper presents the beauty, vision, and leadership of Mary as apostle, restoring her to her rightful place at Jesus' side, and, in the process, returning to us the divine feminine in Christianity prior to Mary's erasure and corruption by patriarchy. Hooper shows us with great depth and sensitivity Mary's spiritual maturity and wisdom as a teacher in her own right, while providing a sense of the essence of Mary's relationship with Jesus. The style of presentation is quite accessible and a good read. Still, his critical attention to detail and cultural/comparative contexts speaks, as well, to the scholar of Christianty, World Religions, and Women's Studies. For me, as a cultural anthropologist, his thorough attention to relevant contexts is one of the book's strongest points. For example, he addresses some of the commonalities between early Christianty and Hinduism, shared as the basis of all Mystery Religions and traditions of ancient wisdom. While humorous, outspoken, even radical in his interpretation, Richard Hooper's work is theoretically and substantively consistent with that of the most prominent scholars in the field. It is a must-read by the lay person and scholar alike interested in the life of Mary Magdalene. The book was a powerful one for me, personally, as well as academicly, as Hooper returned to me the Jesus of my childhood, who did not discriminate on the basis of class or gender, but preached only love. --Deborah Neff, PhD
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  The Golden Arrow
  
  The Autobiography and Revelations of Sister Mary of St. Peter  
  (1816–1848)  
  On Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus
  
  Edited by  
  Dorothy Scallan  
  Translated by  
  Fr. Emeric B. Scallan, S.T.B.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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  John M. A. Fearns, S.T.D.  
  Censor Librorum  
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  Imprimatur:|  
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  Francis Cardinal Spellman  
  Archbishop of New York  
  March 15, 1954  
    
  The Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur are official declarations that a book or
  pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained
  therein that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur agree with
  the contents, opinions or statements expressed.
  
  This book was originally published in hardbound in 1954 by The William
  Frederick Press, New York, New York. It was reissued by that company in a
  paperbound edition in 1973 under the title, Veronica’s Veil, giving the
  editor’s name as Doris Sheridan (pen name of Dorothy Scallan, the sister of
  Fr. Emeric Scal