Magdalene's Lost Legacy: Symbolic Numbers and the Sacred Union in Christianity

One of the leading authorities on the life of Mary Magdalene (MM) renews her thesis by examining the Greek/Hebrew practice of Gematria (converting letters into numbers and examining the meaning of the numbers) and its implications for our understanding of who MM was and what her role was. Starbird draws heavily on the work of John Mitchell (The City of Revelation) to show that MM was the bride of Jesus and that the choice of words (e.g., the Magdalene) reinforces this conclusion. While this is the central thesis of the book, Starbird goes beyond her discussion of MM and delves into some more general concerns facing early Christians and shows how the use of gematria was a second layer of knowledge passed on by the gospel writers.This book is well written and well organized. although it is not a scholarly text as such. Starbird is not examining the gematria theories of Mitchell and others and she tends to accept uncritically some of the assumptions. For example, merely listing the phrases which total 1746 ("grain of mustard seed", "Emmanuel the son of Mary", "Fruit of a vineyard") really tells us nothing, except that the text has been subjected to a mathematical algorithm that extracts such data. Were these phrases written specifically to reflect this number, or was this mere chance? Who can say! Moreover, the practice of adding or subtract 1 or 2 seems to be an example of "fudging" at its best.Putting aside the scientific acceptance of gematria, Starbird uses it to support her theories and to provide us with a fascinating and educational exploration of Mary Magdalene.This book will appeal to people at all levels of inquiry into early Christian life and the life of Jesus and MM. The more information you have going in, the more useful the book will be.

I haven't finished the book yet, but you can rest assured I will! Any book written by Margaret Starbird about this subject is wonderful and definitely worth spending time on. Mary Magdalene and her cause need to be heard around the world. Her true story will change the world. And, as the Lord said, "In the last days, everything hidden will be revealed." That is the reason for all that has come to light about Mary Magdalene and all that is. I, for one, am so grateful for these wonderful writings revealing truths that have been tyrannically suppressed. Suzanne Sneed. I fight for her cause!

Has too much about numbers that is too much to understand. Alot of nonsense. Has no story to it. All over the place.

She hit the nail on the head. I have read many books about Mary Magdalene and Jesus and of the books I have read, she is the most accurate. She did her research and she has such passion about Mary's cause or curse that is amazed me! This book will make you think about what the church has done to the lost legacy and the love that was Mary and Yeshua...absolutely brilliant and dead on! Thank you Margaret Starbird!

This book explores and exposes the underlying symbols of numbers in ancient times. I love it.

Dream work, psychology, and spiritual aspects of the vision of one woman her love, trials and devotion . May her dreams of a reunion come true

This is a compelling story based on a lot of research made by Margaret Starbird, the author. In few of the chapters she gets a little care over on Numerology that might get some people bored. I love all her books including this one!

This gives new meaning to many of the phrases in the New Testament of the Bible. Would recommend this book to those exploring spiritual meaning beyond the traditional.

Questo libro parla della Matematica Sacra ... di cui Gesù era a conoscenza ... e sottolinea e invita a coloro che studiano la Sacra Geometria e la Sacra Matematica ... a prendere spunto dalla Sacra Bibbia.Come mai Gesù sapeva perfettamente quanti pesci (163) furono prelevati dalla rete ... dopo la risurrezione quando torno dagli Apostoli? ... Perché Gesù, marito di Maddalena conosceva la Sacra Matematica, che è Scienza ... ma è Divina.

I really enjoy Margaret Starbirds books out of many that I have come across in relation to the story of Mary Magdalene.... She has researched well and is bang on the mark with my own understanding of the Life of Mary Magdalene... This is much mystery surrounding this woman.

Great book received in good time. Would recommend to all