Comments on: Scandalous Women in the Bible

By: Samuel H Bess

Samuel H Bess — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:14:32 +0000

Once again, Lilith is a mythical character not in the Cannon. Do not connect her to the Bible. Biblical Archeology is often guilty of liberal constructs to push their scholarship and
unfaithful support to the Bible as the only source for truth and life.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 15:23:06 +0000

In reply to Nita Hammersmith.

Well said Nita! Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute as so many believe. In 591 Pope Gregory the Great, gave a homily mixing up his Marys’ hence Mary Magdalene was branded as a prostitute. Artists then depicted her as a prostitute. This error was corrected by the Vatican in 1969. In 2016 Mary was ‘Sainted’ and has a Saints Feast Day in July. She was also named the ‘Apostle to the Apostles’. There is very little truly known about Mary; even her place of birth is questionable, or where she went to after the crucifixion. Everyone seems to speculate, and this leads to incorrect information and confusion. Until reliable historians and archaeologists find out further information, we can only depend on what we read in the Bible.

With regard to the King James Bible it was published quite late on, and it depends on which ‘saved’ bible they used for translation. However, I agree with Daniel’s second comment / paragraph.

By: Nita Hammersmith

Nita Hammersmith — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:44:24 +0000

Mary Magdalene, was a woman possessed with seven demons! She heard about Jesus and went to see Him. He cured her of all her demons and for that she gave her time and monies to spread the good News of the Gospel, and to take care of him and those working with him. So was Joanna and other women Jesus cured.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:50:22 +0000

Well, in the King James version of the Bible, Lilith is described as an owl, however in other versions the description is somewhat different. In the Jewish Midrash Lilith is the first woman and wife of Adam.

Mary Magdalene of course was not described as a prostitute until Pope Gregory in 591 AD who accidentally or otherwise confused her with repentant sinner who washed Jesus’ feet.

By: Rob Palmer

Rob Palmer — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:55:53 +0000

The hard illustration with Mary Magdalene portrays a hard, coarse face of a less attractive woman. What if Mary was simply a very attractive sexually liberated woman without the hard face? Would that disappoint a lot of people? I would prefer to remember her that way. A recent book by Londoner Laurence Gardner reveals lineage charts from Mary going down to Charlemagne and his Carolingian lineage, which has many descendants to this day; must they all accept a hard image of their ancestor?

By: D Kennedy

D Kennedy — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 20:32:50 +0000

The owl, as a symbol of wisdom, was also the mascot of Athena, the patroness of Athens, and goddess of wisdom, among other things.

While Lilith (in connection with the Babylonian wise men) is mentioned once, in Isaiah, the version we know from the Talmud is part of a common Near Eastern folklore.

A modern example is the movie “Fatal Attraction.” While the conflict here is superficiailly between the Michael Douglas and Glenn Close characters, the real conflict is between the Glenn Close and Anne Archer characters. Michael Douglas merely looks in charge.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 20:34:03 +0000

Lillith (see Isaiah) was a Babylonian character represented by an owl, because Babylonians thought of the owl as “wise/wisdom.” Isaiah mentions Lilith one time, and is condemning the “Babylonian wise men (their wisdom has ceased, they are cruel men, without knowledge).”

America even uses the same image (see the $1 bill) for “wisdom,” which comes from the ancient Canaanites.

By: janicel11

janicel11 — Sat, 03 May 2014 18:29:49 +0000

There was no Lillith in the Bible. lillith meant owl in the bible, and so any apocryphal books that mention ‘her’ are making up a myth from ancient pagan stories