Synopsis

What would Jesus do? This wry, irreverent, fictionalized account of his life and ministrytold from the perspective of disciple Mary Magdalenewill implode everything you thought you knew.Jesus ChristYeshua, to his friendsis not happy. Two thousand years after his death, he sees Earth heading toward oblivion. Ever eager to save humanity, he asks Mary Magdalene (Magda) for help. Its time to tell the real story of our time together, he says. Time to correct all the misinformation, misogyny, and lies spread by Peter, Paul, and the Roman Catholic Church. Still pissed that shes been called a whore for almost two millennia, Magda resistsbut ultimately, out of love for Yeshua, reluctantly agrees. Through Magdas words, Yeshuato most today a symbolic, practically mythological Biblical figurecomes back to life as a man of flesh and blood, one wholly devoted to spreading his message of radical equality. Magda tells of her travels with Yeshua and his followers around Galilee, where they are menaced at every turn by Roman rulers. She relates tales of miracles and murder, jealousy and acceptance, misogyny and female empowerment. She describes her relationship with Yeshua, clarifying centuries of speculation about whether or not they were in love. And, painfully, she reveals the truth about who orchestrated his death. But Magdas narrative does not end there. Her life with Yeshua has taught her that she has more strength than she ever imagined, and she begins to tap into a spiritual power that is uniquely her ownthe power to connect people. Magdas true role in the history of humanity, it turns out, is just beginning to unfold.

About The Author

Ursula Werner has been writing for over twenty-five years. She has published one novel, The Good at Heart (2017), and two chapbooks of poetry, The Silence of the Woodruff (2006) and Rapunzel Revisited (2010). She holds graduate degrees in English literature and law, and works part time as an attorney. She and her husband live in Washington, DC, and are always trying to entice their three daughters to live nearby.

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