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Saint, sinner or feminist icon: How Mary Magdalene's image evolved through time
Sep 17, 2026, 2:06 AM CDT
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From "Apostle of the Apostles" to prostitute, Mary Magdalene has been assigned a wide variety of roles, as a new exhibition shows.
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Exhibition title, venue, dates, curator(s) and their qualifications Specific works or artifacts displayed Scholarly sources or experts consulted for the exhibition How the exhibition frames the historical evidence versus popular myth
Opinion vs. reporting
AI analysisPrimarily reporting, but the headline and lead use evaluative language (“Saint, sinner or feminist icon”) that frames the topic with a rhetorical angle rather than a neutral description.