Elizabeth Tabish is a standout in The Chosen as Mary Magdalene. Her best scenes and moments include interactions with Jesus and Matthew.

6. She was a prostitute. It was believed that while Mary was possessed by demons, she committed sinful acts such as prostitution. Now, there are a couple of things to point out here.

She has been called a woman possessed by demons, a sex worker, and the wife of Jesus: Mary Magdalene’s story has been written and rewritten countless times in the 2,000 years since she was a ...

Margaret George's new novel falls neatly into two parts. The first, colorful and involving, deals with Mary Magdalene's childhood and adolescence and her gradual possession by devils. The second ...

The Scriptures tell us Mary Magdalene was possessed by seven demons. Seven is a symbol of completeness. She was totally possessed. She probably thought her life was over, ...

It is from this group that Mary Magdalene, a woman who had previously been possessed by seven demons, emerged. Most accounts of Mary Magdalene in the Bible take place during the Crucifixion ...

The 18th-century Italian artist mistakenly calls her Mary Magdalene, but he can be forgiven, too. Women of the Bible; ... Being possessed by "seven demons" that were exorcised by Jesus, ...

In the scene from “The Chosen,” the possessed man is healed when Jesus returns and casts out his demons. But the damage is done. Mary Magdalene is gone, and it is only with the help of her ...

The most emotionally violent scene in “Mary Magdalene,” an imperfect but affecting vision of New Testament times, depicts not a crucifixion but an exorcism — or rather, a failed attempt at one.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese tells the tale of St. Mary Magdalene, a once-demon-possessed woman who transformed through faith in "The Saints." ...

The most emotionally violent scene in “Mary Magdalene,” an imperfect but affecting vision of New Testament times, depicts not a crucifixion but an exorcism — or rather, a failed attempt at one.