Mary Magdalene Research Paper

Was Mary Magdalene in Da Vinci’s The Last Supper?

The answer as to whether Mary Magdalene was included in Da Vinci’s The Last Supper could have far reaching implications, and rock the very foundation for which Christianity is built. With the publication of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code the theory took on new fervor and new converts. My belief is Mary Magdalene was present at the last supper, albeit she was not granted a seat at the table with the apostles. Although Brown’s book is convincing, with all of the symbolism it draws on, in reality it was a fictional novel to engage his audience in one of the greatest conspiracy theories of all time. I will show that although Mary Magdalene was of much importance to Jesus, her story has been altered for the sake of theorists and evangelists. Should Mary Magdalene have been present, it would have been notated and have come to light. Leonardo used past works to inspire his version of The Last Supper and conclude once and for all that she is not shown in Da Vinci’s depiction.

The book, The Da Vinci Code, sets out to prove that the Holy Grail is actually the bloodline of Jesus and his descendants. “A key element of the story is the premise that the figure seated at the right hand of Jesus in The Last Supper is not John the Apostle, but Mary Magdalene, who,

Born Mary of Magdala, she became a believer of Jesus Crist and one of his followers. She comes to the forefront during the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and was the first to witness him after his resurrection. Throughout history, She has been predominantly known as the repentant prostitute. Only in the Gospel of Luke are the claims made of her to have been a woman of the city. Narrative adjustments in character were inevitable and confusion with one antoher was a mark of the wasy the gospels were handed on. She went from being an important disciple to whom Jesus had intrusted, and deduced to a repentant