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Such an interesting concept. I did enjoy reading this book.
The storyline is well thought out and written. I was hooked.
Definitely recommend this book.

Mary Magdalene, (aka Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles and more than any other woman in the gospels, other than Jesus's family. Mary's epithet Magdalene may be a toponymic surname, meaning that she came from the town of Magdala, a fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Roman Judea.The Gospel of Luke chapter 8 lists Mary Magdalene as one of the women who traveled with Jesus and helped support his ministry "out of their resources", indicating that she was probably wealthy. The same passage also states that seven demons had been driven out of her, a statement which is repeated from Mark 16.Mary Magdalene is considered to be a saint by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran denominations. In 2016, Pope Francis raised the level of liturgical memory on July 22 from memorial to feast, and for her to be referred to as the "Apostle of the apostles".Nonetheless, very little is known about her life.Mary was, by far, the most common Jewish given name for girls and women during the first century,so it was necessary for the authors of the gospels to call her Magdalene in order to distinguish her from the other women named Mary who followed Jesus.

The portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute began in 591, when Pope Gregory I identified Mary Magdalene, who was introduced in Luke 8:2, with Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:39) and the unnamed "sinful woman" who anointed Jesus's feet in Luke 7:36–50.Pope Gregory's Easter sermon resulted in a widespread belief that Mary Magdalene was a repentant prostitute or promiscuous woman in Western Christianity. However, there is no evidence that she engaged in prostitution or was in any way sinful.

Stanislao Loffreda and Virgilio Canio Corbo were Italian Franciscan friars and archaeologists from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum that excavated many important holy places,such as the Herodium.

THE LOST DIARY OF MARY MAGDALENE by JOHNNY TEAGUE is a most interesting and inspirational read as the author gives us the story of Mary Magdalene in the form of a fictional diary written by her, starting with her happy childhood, then going on to the horrors of her demon possession. Then we see her meeting with Jesus where she is delivered from seven demons, and the miraculous change in her life as she follows her Lord and Saviour.
The book is full of solid Biblical truth as we are walked through Christ’s teachings and his working of miracles.
This is a great book in which the author solidly comes against the lies spoken about Mary Magdalene’s relationship with Jesus.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from the Independent Publishers Group. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

Review is TikTok video in link. I loved this book, I really hope the author writes more Biblical retellings.

Mary Magdalene has to be one of the most iconic and infamous women in history. I always felt like she got the short end of the stick when she's describe and when her story is handled. She's always a woman with loose morals who should serve as a cautionary tale. I loved that this book, even though it is a work of fiction, gives Mary a voice and agency over her own life. We get to see the human part of her, her family dynamics, and her relationship with Jesus. She makes mistakes but there's so much more to her than that. I loved this book so much!

The Lost Diary of Mary Magdalene
Johnny Teague
While this is a work of fiction it is supported by scripture. Author Johnny Teagues introduces readers to Mary Magdalene. In his book The Lost Diary of Mary Magdalene, the premise is her diary is found and translated. The diary is a recounting of her life including the time she spent with Christ.
Over the years there have been many things said about Mary Magdalene, most of them untrue. She has been called a prostitute, she wasn’t, neither was she the wife, girlfriend or lover of Jesus. She was intelligent (she helped her father in the tax booth), she was possessed, now she is set free. There are several Mary’s in scripture and at point in history someone grouped all of them together and called them by her name. So, who was Mary Magdalene?
“Mary was the daughter of Jared, a Jewish tax collector and Adraina, her Roman mom. The family was looked down on.” They were called traitor heathen, dogs, and Jezebel. “They used to be our friends but that was when father was a fisherman.” The Jewish men would have nothing to do with Mary, but the Gentiles and the Romans were willing and eager to lay with her. Mary would throw fits, break out in rage, she screamed, cursed, became violent, paranoid, saw things that were not there, heard voices, and spoke in many voices.
Then she met Jesus.
The first part of this book deals with Mary’s family and possession. Once she meets Jesus she becomes a follower. She shares the hatred and jealousy the Jewish leaders had for Jesus. She shares the horror of the whippings, beatings and crucifixion. She heard Peter’s confession. She witnessed the resurrection.
In this book Mary gave her hand in marriage to Atticus. She and her husband were martyred under the reign of Nero
“Jesus is my Lord and my Savior. In the days that he walked these shores, I dropped everything to join the crowds to be with Him, to hear Him, to watch Him. I am about to drop everything again to join the crowds in Heaven, to be with Him, to hear Him, to watch Him. I know the eleven are there …..I am leaving to join the crowd.”
Thank you NetGalley for the review copy. My reviews are Always my personal opinion.

This was a very well written book! It gives you a different perspective of their story! I would highly recommend this book!

This is a long winded telling that I didn't find very inspirational or encouraging. It's good to see a different perspective on Jesus' Ife, but could be shorter.

This was a fascinating concept for a historical fiction book, it uses Jesus and Mary Magdalene in a respectful way and thought the overall feel worked with the writing. Johnny Teague has a strong writing style and glad I was able to read this.