摘要
抹大拉的馬利亞被初代基督教稱為「使徒們的使徒」她是第一位見證耶穌基督復活的跟隨者，從受難起就堅決地伴隨耶穌基督一直到進入墳墓。然而弱勢女性之歷史地位終於被優勢的男性之光彩掩埋，她的形像逐漸地隱入幕後，甚至被扭曲變形。本文嘗試描繪抹大拉馬利亞的原本形象，主要藉由福音把握主要線索，探討具有女性陰柔特質以及強調婦女角色的《約翰福音》如何凸顯出她為最明白耶穌心意的跟隨者。再由外典文獻參見抹大拉馬利亞與耶穌基督的緊密關係，甚至引發其他門徒的嫉妒，其中尤其包括門徒領袖彼得。新約正典涵蓋了彼得所代表的主流教會傳統與耶穌所愛的那門徒與抹大拉馬利亞所代表的非主流教會傳統，《約翰福音》所要呈現的非主流傳統應當是以第一位見證耶穌基督復活的使徒抹大拉馬利亞為主，而抹大拉馬利亞的形象則藉由投射在耶穌所愛的那門徒身上而代代流傳。
並列摘要
Mary Magdalene was called ＂the first apostle＂ by the early Christianity. She is the first witness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ among his followers. From the passion on he has accompanied with Jesus Christ until his death. But the historical position of the weak female has been covered by the dominant male. Her figure has been moved into the backgrounds and even distorted. We try to discover the original figure of Mary Magdalene, mainly through the canonical gospel to grasp the basic information about her. The Gospel of John, which has the feminine characters and emphasized the roles of women, has shown that she is the one who understands Jesus Christ far better than others. By referring to the extracanonical literatures, we may see the close relation between Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ, which has aroused jealousness of other disciples including Peter as the leader of disciples. The canon of the New Testament has included the mainline church tradition represented by Peter and the Non-mainline church tradition represented by the Beloved Disciple and Mary Magdalene. The Gospel of John has displayed the Non-mainline church tradition through the figure of Mary Magdalene as the first witness of resurrection by projecting her into the Beloved Disciple.