She was there when Jesus was crucified, yet no one knows much about her. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni.

Frank Woods Professor of New Testament, Trinity College, University of Divinity Who was Mary Magdalene? What do we know about her? And how do we know it? These questions resurface with the release of ...