New Archaeological Find Suggests Mary Magdalene Was Actually A Size 12. NAZARETH, ISRAEL—Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an early-first-century dwelling this week announced the discovery of the remnants of a tunic thought to have belonged to Mary Magdalene, a garment that suggests the biblical figure was a larger-than-expected size 12. “While scholarly interpretations of the Apocrypha have long held that Mary Magdalene was a size six or size eight, this new evidence indicates that the most celebrated female follower of Jesus was, in fact, a bit curvier, said Amos Rafaelli, an archaeologist at Haifa University, who added that a worldwide meeting of biblical scholars would convene in Rome next month to discuss Mary Magdalene’s figure, her sense of style, and how she may have worn her hair. More: tinyurl/ng6uznz + Satire alert! This sardonically playful treatment from The Onion goes out especially to all my fellow Mary Magdalene lovers, and to fans of my Magdalene-centric book The Televisionary Oracle. (bit.ly/Televisionary) .
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