Strips away the veil of history to reveal the woman who served as Jesus' foremost apostle and possibly the love of his life. Based on Dan Burstein's and Arne De Keijzer's upcoming book about one of the world's most controversial religious figures.

Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms-witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this new biography, biblical scholar Chilton offers an authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through interpretations of ancient texts, he shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus'. He traces the evolving images...