Setting out to tell the story of Jesus’ last days from the point of view of the only woman among the apostles is the brave and interesting aim of Garth Davis’ “Mary Magdalene.”At the film’s premiere ...

Too often Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as a penitent adulteress or prostitute. A new film starring Rooney Mara as the Magdalene and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus seeks to set the record straight, but ...

When Joaquin Phoenix took on the role of Jesus in the new film “Mary Magdalene,” he did many of the expected things: Grew long hair, adopted an intense and otherworldly stare, even meditated on a ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The first trailer for Mary Magdalene has been ...

The Gospel of Philip contains one of the most debated lines in early Christian literature - Jesus kissing Mary Magdalene. But what does it really mean? This video explores the Gnostic context, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sara Bareilles Joins NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ as Mary Magdalene Sara Bareilles has joined the cast of NBC’s “Jesus Christ ...

For their next film, Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix are taking on one of the Bible’s most debated subjects -- Jesus Christ’s relationship with Mary Magdalene. On Wednesday, IFC Films shared the first ...

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(RNS) The biblical figure of Mary Magdalene has been 'interpreted and misinterpreted, just as Jesus has been interpreted and misinterpreted,' according to historian Michael Haag. (RNS) She’s been ...

There is a serious controversy over the identity of St. Mary Magdalene that has continued since the early Church. The Gospels present three particular “characters” who are involved in this problem. St ...