John 20:1-2, 10-18 

Medieval legends confused three women: the sinful "woman of the city" in Luke 7, Mary of Bethany, and Mary Magdalene. In time, "Magdalene" became a synonym for a prostitute. The plain text of the Bible treats each of these three women separately. Mary Magdalene is mentioned by name 12 times in the Gospels, but not once is there a whisper to connect her with the harlot of Luke 7. In recent decades there has been fanciful speculation that Mary was Jesus' wife or mistress. Again, there is not a single word in the whole Bible to support such wild imagination.

After we liberate her from false identification, who was she? What might be her story?

You ask who I am and why I constantly speak of Jesus, why I call him my savior and my deliverer?

I am Mary from Magdala, and I …