Good news! The gospels pass the Beschdel test,
normally a test that is applied to fiction
and film scripts which tests for whether
two or more female characters are 1-named
2-have coherent speaking roles, and
3-get to talk in terms that are broader
than how they are attached to their betrothed,
their husbands, or their birth family.
We know little about the backgrounds of the two Marys,
hints here and there, inferences, and incidental detail
-same as the disciples get. But when the two Marys
become the first to both meet the risen Jesus
and recognise him (one them tries to hug him)
they are definitely looking at a life beyond
who they are the property of. They talk and think
about friendships that are for life. and maybe eternity.....
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