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There is no evidence that connects the two. It would make common sense that the term' Magdalene' is added to distinguish one Mary from the other. There are no connections made between the two in The Bible, and all hypothesis to connect them are unfounded.
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"Magdalene" is a variant of Migdol. The ancient Israelites named cities built by Phoenicians as Migdol - with the name for the place added (I Kings 9:11). One was probably Magdala on Lake Galilee. It was a fishing village with the Phoenicians' fish farming ventures of course in the lake itself. Therefore this town did not need the traditional towers (Migdol) for soldiers to man the turrets (Tyre-ets). Whether Mary Magdalene emanated from this town or from a phoenician city somewhere else (near Sidon for example) is unknown. If the latter is the case, she is probably the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman Jesus would not initially help ("Not right to give meat to dogs-Gentiles"). The woman responded, "But even the house-dogs get the master's crumbs". The ancient links between Israel and Phoenicia are very important but they are overlooked. Bethany certainly was not a Phoenician city so there is absolutely no reason to equate them.
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Mary Magdalene the Phoenician clearly was not the Mary who anointed Jesus feet. But both women are certainly very memorable for the roles they played. Jesus said exactly that of Mary the sister of Lazarus (or Simon the Pharisee) because she was such a long-standing devoted and listening believer who loved nothing more than to sit at Jesus' feet and listen to him so much so that her sister would scold her for abdicating her duties!
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There is no evidence that connects the two. It would make common sense that the term' Magdalene' is added to distinguish one Mary from the other. There are no connections made between the two in The Bible, and all hypothesis to connect them are unfounded.
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"Magdalene" is a variant of Migdol. The ancient Israelites named cities built by Phoenicians as Migdol - with the name for the place added (I Kings 9:11). One was probably Magdala on Lake Galilee. It was a fishing village with the Phoenicians' fish farming ventures of course in the lake itself. Therefore this town did not need the traditional towers (Migdol) for soldiers to man the turrets (Tyre-ets). Whether Mary Magdalene emanated from this town or from a phoenician city somewhere else (near Sidon for example) is unknown. If the latter is the case, she is probably the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman Jesus would not initially help ("Not right to give meat to dogs-Gentiles"). The woman responded, "But even the house-dogs get the master's crumbs". The ancient links between Israel and Phoenicia are very important but they are overlooked. Bethany certainly was not a Phoenician city so there is absolutely no reason to equate them.
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Mary Magdalene the Phoenician clearly was not the Mary who anointed Jesus feet. But both women are certainly very memorable for the roles they played. Jesus said exactly that of Mary the sister of Lazarus (or Simon the Pharisee) because she was such a long-standing devoted and listening believer who loved nothing more than to sit at Jesus' feet and listen to him so much so that her sister would scold her for abdicating her duties!
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∙ 7y agoOriginally, there was no connection between Mary Magdalene and Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, who anointed the feet of Jesus with ointment in John 12:1-8. It was not until the sixth century AD that Pope Gregory the Great confirmed a growing tradition of conflating the women into one, as Mary Magdalene.
New Testament scholars notice that the two sisters, Mary and Martha, and Lazarus occur only in Luke's Gospel and John's Gospel. In Luke, Mary is not even the sister of Lazarus, who appears only as a character in a parable about his death and hypothetical resurrection. Then in John's Gospel, which is now known to have been loosely based on Luke, Mary and Martha become the sisters of Lazarus in a story of his actual death and resurrection. It could be concluded from this that the story of Lazarus in John's Gospel is an example of poetic licence and therefore that Lazarus did not really exist.
No, Mary Magdalene was not Lazarus' sister. Mary Magdalene is believed to be a separate individual from Lazarus' sister, who was named Martha.
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∙ 8y agoThe Catholic Church considers Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany to be the same person - the sister of Martha and Lazarus.
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Did both Mary Magdalene and Mary the sister of Lazarus annoint Jesus feet?
Mary Magdalene was the sister of Lazarus.
Is saint Lazarus' sister named Mary Jesus Christ's mother?
The sister of Lazarus and Mary was St. Martha. See the Gospel of John, Chapter 11 and 12.
What is the name of female apostles?
In the Bible, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, Joanna, and Susanna are sometimes referred to as female disciples or followers of Jesus, but they are not explicitly called apostles. There is no clear evidence of female apostles in the traditional sense of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus.
Who was Mary Lazarus' sister?
Mary Lazarus is a fictional character from the movie "Sister Act." In the movie, she doesn't have a sister; she is a nun and a member of the choir led by Deloris Van Cartier, played by Whoopi Goldberg.
Did Lazarus' sister Mary have demons cast out of her?
There is no mention made of this in the Bible. However, Mary Magdalene is several times mentioned as having had seven devils cast out of her.
How many Marys are mentioned in the New Testament?
Five. Mary, who bore Jesus. Mary Magdalene Mary, Lazarus' sister. Mary, the wife of Clopas, believed to be the same Mary as the mother of James the less and Joseph. Mary, mother of Mark and sister of Barnabus.
Who is the St. Bethany?
There is no saint named Bethany. Bethany is the name of the village near Jerusalem that was the home to Mary Magdalene, her sister Martha and her brother Lazarus.
Where are the Mary's in the Bible found?
There are many Mary's in the Bible, but the ones your probably referring to are Mary (Lazarus's' sister), Mary Magdalene, and Mary (Jesus' mother). They are all found in the gospels of the Bible. (Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John.)
Is Mary Magdalene the same as Mary of Bethany?
No, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are two different women in the Bible. Mary Magdalene was a follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection, while Mary of Bethany was the sister of Martha and Lazarus, who anointed Jesus' feet with perfume.
Who was in Mary Magdalene's family?
There is much debate among various Bible scholars about Mary Magdalene. Some say there were three Marys - Mary of Bethany, Mary of Magdala and a Mary associated with the sinner mentioned in the New Testament. Catholic scholars tend to say there was only one Mary and she was the sister of Martha and Lazarus of Bethany.
What was Mary Magdalene's occupation?
Mary Magdalene was Martha's sister, not Jesus's mother.Mary Magdalene was a reformed prostitute who followed Jesus.
Who were all the Mary's mentioned in the bible?
Mary of Rome - a worker in the church at Rome Mary the mother of John Mark Mary of Bethany -- the sister of Lazarus Mary the mother of James and Joses Mary Magdalene Mary the virgin -- the mother of Jesus There are no Marys in the Old Testament
