The Magdalene
Many biblical scholars recognize Mary Magdalene as the first female Christian prophet. It is thought that she was a wealthy and educated woman who having been healed by Christ followed him as a disciple.
Over the centuries, she acquired a reputation for being a repentant prostitute- or as recent fiction may have one believe - the wife/lover of Jesus. But like so many women through the ages she has been marginalized, and considered only in the context of her use to men. I have great regard for