This message is about Mary Magdalene. Although they were great women the message is not about Mary the mother of Jesus, nor is it about Mary the Mother of James and Joseph, or Mary the wife of Cleopas, or Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Sadly, there are many things that have been attributed to Mary partly because there were evidently a number of Marys (Most popular name at the time with one in four women called Mary) and also because there are three unnamed women described as sexual sinners that people have sometimes assumed to be Mary. In a sense this has affected her brand and also our understanding of the weight she carries in scripture. I will address this at some point in this message.