There is some very interesting inference and implication regarding the term Mariamne. This morning though, it cropped up in the fragments of the Book of Zadok - CHARLES' Introduction. Look down there at the bottom:
The term applies much better to Mariamne, Mary Magdalene as Jesus' wife. But the passage above implies that Mary, Mother of Jesus was a discarded mistress (rape victim?) of Herod.
Regards,
David Merrill.
