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Article: Mary Magdalene rides a new wave of interest.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2004
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Byline: Mark I. Pinksy
ORLANDO, Fla. _ At least once a day, Frances Garcia checks a Mary Magdalene Web site, and most nights she spends at least an hour reading histories and commentaries about Jesus' devoted supporter and her contemporaries.
Mary Magdalene "is part of my life," said the University of Central Florida student. "She is what inspired me to know more about Christianity."
Jesus' devoted follower has been inspiring a lot of enthusiasm in recent years. Experts say a confluence of feminism, biblical research and pop culture has placed Mary Magdalene in the front rank of Jesus' first followers, at least for the moment.
"She's ...