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Gormley, Beatrice

Poisoned Honey: A Story of Mary Magdalene

(3) YA Gormley imagines the biblical characters of Mariamne from Magdala and Matthew the tax collector as young people struggling through a difficult adolescence to become followers of Rabbi Yeshua. Gormley's interpretation of Mari's demonic possession strikes a thoughtful balance between literal and symbolic explanations, just as she advocates subtly for a feminist understanding of women's roles and authority within Christianity.

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