According to Mary Magdalene

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Plot introduction

The story offers a feminist perspective on the person of Christ and on the beginnings of the Christian Church.[3] Since it presents Jesus as merely a human being and deviates from the orthodox biblical portrayal of the Son of Man, the novel was severely criticised by mainstream Christians.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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