About All Those Marys

Out of one, many

The Three Marys at the Sepulcher — Image Credit

There seem to be way too many Marys in the Gospels. Consider Robert Price’s reimagining of what Jesus experienced when he arose on the third day:

Jesus waves a quick good-bye as the angel spreads his shining wings and launches skyward. Jesus wishes he had wings, too, because he desperately wants to be out of here and on his way to Galilee and, simultaneously, to…