Magdalene

Best selling author Gordon Thomas has created a brand new dramatization based on one of the most controversial relationships in history—that of Mary Magdalene with Jesus Christ.

The story surrounds Mary Magdalene, a prostitute, who repented her sins by washing the feet of Jesus with her tears. He forgave her and they went on to form a special relationship which led to Mary being the first to see Jesus on the day of his resurrection.

The biography of Magdalene is the first to be published for more than a thousand years. This is due to the Church s long silence concerning the saint who became a feminist icon. The book questions ancient prejudices that have condemned women as second-class Christians. It also tells of how Mary Magdalene became one of Jesus followers!51;and how she was a direct challenge to the patriarchal society into which Jesus had been born. To Jesus himself, women were persons in their own right, to be treated as equals. However, Thomas asserts that Christians have used Magdalene s early career as a prostitute to exercise control over women throughout the ages.

The story has also caused a stir in the movie world. German s leading producer/director, Martin Lettmayer has snapped up the film rights for a six-figure sum, said to represent a new record for factual religious publishing. He has ensured that an advance copy is already on the desk of Hollywood star, Patricia Arquette. Lettmayer has plans for a multi-million pound movie with Arquette as the controversial Magdalene as he believes that she has the right look for a Mediterranean working girl of Magdalene s age.