Welcome to the Beehive!
Magdalene's Beehive is an online study program exploring the lasting legacy of Mary Magdalene on the Contemplative and Mystical Traditions. through academic study, text, tradition and creative practice.
Upcoming Course:
From Egypt to Iona: The Flowering of the Mystical and Monastic Tradition
January 5- May 1, 2025
Click here to learn more
Now Available as Video Recordings: Foundations of Magdalene Studies
Year One explored a vast treasury of sacred texts, history, art and legends that present many different stories about Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Early Christianity. Beginning with the Greco-Roman and Jewish roots of Christianity, we explored the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with an ear tuned to nuances of the Aramaic language and the contextual culture in which Jesus lived. We then turned our attention to the Gospels that did not make it into the Canonical Bible where Mary Magdalene has a significant role in leadership within the early Christian community: The Gospel of Mary and The Gospel of Thomas. We explored the mytho-poetic Valentinian tradition, which traces its roots to Magdalene's teachings and read several key texts within that community in which feminine wisdom is deeply valued: the Odes of Solomon, Thunder Perfect Mind and the Hymn of the Pearl. Learn more and purchase the videos of Year One here.
Magdalene's Beehive is an online study program exploring the lasting legacy of Mary Magdalene on the Contemplative and Mystical Traditions. through academic study, text, tradition and creative practice.
Upcoming Course:
From Egypt to Iona: The Flowering of the Mystical and Monastic Tradition
January 5- May 1, 2025
Click here to learn more
Now Available as Video Recordings: Foundations of Magdalene Studies
Year One explored a vast treasury of sacred texts, history, art and legends that present many different stories about Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Early Christianity. Beginning with the Greco-Roman and Jewish roots of Christianity, we explored the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with an ear tuned to nuances of the Aramaic language and the contextual culture in which Jesus lived. We then turned our attention to the Gospels that did not make it into the Canonical Bible where Mary Magdalene has a significant role in leadership within the early Christian community: The Gospel of Mary and The Gospel of Thomas. We explored the mytho-poetic Valentinian tradition, which traces its roots to Magdalene's teachings and read several key texts within that community in which feminine wisdom is deeply valued: the Odes of Solomon, Thunder Perfect Mind and the Hymn of the Pearl. Learn more and purchase the videos of Year One here.
