Whether Jesus kissed Mary Magdalene is a question debated among historians, theologians, and scholars, with no definitive evidence in canonical gospels that Jesus kissed Mary Magdalene romantically, though some non-canonical gnostic texts suggest close relationship. In canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Mary Magdalene is described as a follower of Jesus, present at crucifixion and first to witness resurrection, but no mention of romantic kissing. However, in non-canonical gnostic gospels such as Gospel of Philip, discovered in Nag Hammadi library, there is passage saying Jesus loved Mary Magdalene more than other disciples and used to kiss her often on her mouth, but text is fragmentary and interpretation debated, some scholars think kiss was symbolic of spiritual teaching rather than romantic. Gospel of Mary also depicts Mary Magdalene as prominent disciple with special understanding. Most mainstream Christian traditions do not teach that Jesus had romantic relationship with Mary Magdalene, and Catholic and Protestant teachings view their relationship as teacher and devoted follower, not romantic. The idea of Jesus kissing Magdalene romantically has been popularized by fiction like The Da Vinci Code but lacks historical evidence in canonical sources. So according to canonical Bible, no evidence Jesus kissed Magdalene romantically, according to some gnostic texts there is mention of kissing with debated meaning, but mainstream scholarship considers no credible evidence of romantic kissing.
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