{"product_id":"the-magdalene-gates-isbn-9781936012909","title":"The Magdalene Gates","description":"\u003ca name=\"_Hlk522451625\"\u003eMid-bite of his falafel and lettuce pita, as he sits in a spot of shade along the Acropolis wall in Athens, American graduate student Tonio Fletcher’s jaw drops. His breathing stops as the beautiful young Maia Spiros, guiding a group of students, enters the Theatre of Dionysus just below him. Maia’s graceful gestures and vivid descriptions of long-forgotten events that took place there evoke the drama of the past and bring the ancient site, and him, suddenly to new life.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Magdalene Gates \u003c\/i\u003eis a suspense-filled love story and a spiritual mystery novella, set mainly in Athens, Ephesus (the resting place of Mary) and Crete.  Mysteriously attractive, it centers on Maia and Tonio's discovery of long-buried Magdalene letters --threads in a teaching Jesus entrusted to Mary Magdalene as the most advanced of his disciples.  Intrigue surrounds this potentially earth-shaking discovery as a growing love brings spiritual awakening and new life to both characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough his relationship with Maia and her contemporary family of seekrs immersed in Mary's anti-institutional teachings, Tonio is initiated into a spiritual practice that leads toward spiritual maturity and enlightened consciousness through a series of Gates, or levels of development.","brand":"Larson Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48684111790309,"sku":"NP9781936012909","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-magdalene-gates-isbn-9781936012909","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}