“Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.” (Mark 16:9)
JESUS, MARY AND DA VINCI
From time to time the question of whether Jesus was married arises.
I can remember when ABC news aired the special, “Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci” which explored this idea and added the person Jesus was married to: none other than Mary Magdalene herself. (Oh really?)
Author Dan Brown (who had written a recently released book entitled: “The Da Vinci Code” at the time) suggested that legendary painter, Leonardo Da Vinci, had inserted hidden codes within his paintings including his painting of the “Last Supper.”
In it (see picture above), there is Jesus with the twelve disciples (or so we thought). Brown said that the disciple directly to the right of Christ (traditionally recognized as John the Beloved) was really a woman.
“If you look closely, you can’t miss it’s a she and not a he,” is a paraphrase of what was Brown’s deduction.
OTHER EVIDENCES JESUS WAS MARRIED
And there were other “evidences” raised throughout the ABC news special from other sources which are used to back that Jesus and Mary were husband and wife (that are not much better than Brown’s) including liberal theologians’ interpretation of Scripture (especially Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and a heavy reliance on apocryphal writings (writings rejected from inclusion in the Bible because of their lack of inspiration – like the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene to name two).
MY CONCLUSION
So what was my conclusion and response to the ABC show?
Isn’t it true that people would rather discuss myths and legends more than they would the truth (we live in a day where conspiracy theories sell – wasn’t it convenient how Dan Brown had just released a book!)?
It’s not to say that a person couldn’t conjecture about whether Jesus was married or not. But when the day is through, the only question that’s important is whether you believe in Him and have accepted Him as your Savior.
(The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci picture file above is in the public domain: click here.)
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