Mary of Magdelea

By Shannon Santiesteban LL.M.

"She was the first to witness the resurrection, yet the world tried to forget her. This is her story-restored, reclaimed, and resurrected."

For centuries, Mary Magdalene has been misunderstood, misrepresented, and misremembered. Labeled a sinner, silenced by tradition, and marginalized by church history, her true identity has often been buried beneath layers of myth and patriarchy. But the Gospels tell a different story-of a woman delivered, devoted, and divinely chosen to proclaim the risen Christ.

In this groundbreaking theological and historical exploration, Mary Magdalene: Apostle, Witness, and Prophet of the Resurrection uncovers the richness of Mary's life and legacy. Drawing from Scripture, Church tradition, apocryphal texts, and contemporary scholarship, this manuscript offers a compelling portrait of the woman who remained at the cross, wept at the tomb, and became the first apostle of the resurrection.

With academic rigor and pastoral sensitivity, the book speaks to issues of spiritual trauma, gender and leadership, ecclesial memory, and the courage of marginalized voices. It is both a historical recovery and a theological call to the modern Church: to see the Magdalene not as a footnote, but as a foundation.

Mary Magdalene is not simply a figure of the past-she is a mirror for the present and a witness for the future. Her voice still echoes. Will we listen?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMS8Q4FV
• ISBN13: 9798298491563
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"