I will make one personal caveat before I start: despite much screeching and near-hysterical insistence that “man” automatically equates to (or conflates with) “human,” the…
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What is the Heroine’s Journey? (part II)
In the end, however, I found myself as turned off by Murdock’s supposed “heroine’s journey” as I was by Campbell’s vision of women. This is…
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When I was a child we spent several years in Spain. I remember being stuck one summer in an old country house with family and…
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1) Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, Book 2) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, Book 3) I’ve always had a fondness, even well…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Summation I speculate Jesus’ marital state matters only because some people pursue a sort of…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” There is one other influence on the New Testament which we should keep in mind.…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” The New Testament (revised version) We’ve already covered Peter’s blatant hostility to Mary Magdalene in…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Mary (again) At the beginning of Chapter 9, Mary has just finished sharing…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Thomas This book purports to give the “secret teachings” of Jesus, rather than…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Mary Again, I recommend you read several translations of the original, as this…
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