The stories of the Last Supper are also partly legendary, we cannot even be sure if it was an Easter supper or it was not. Nor are we sure if there was an institution of the Eucharist in it as we understand it today. The testimonies say that the only ones who attended the Last Supper were the twelve apostles, absolutely nothing is said about a woman. Therefore, if the texts do not say it, the historian cannot invent it. Centuries later, it is told in an Apocryphal Gospel that Mary Magdalene at the Last Supper laughed at something she found funny and Jesus, who had little sense of humor, got angry and expelled Mary Magdalene and the other women. This is a legend that has no credibility whatsoever. We can conclude by saying that, in no way, did any woman attend the Last Supper.
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Was the character deified by the first Christians by reinterpreting existing scriptures?
What were the main currents of early Christianity?
Was Jesus a notable rabbi?
What can we know about the resurrection of Jesus?
What remarkable contribution do the apocryphal gospels make about the life of Jesus?
Could there be in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas part of the message of a more authentic Jesus?
Why didn't his disciples write about Jesus?
What is the reason why the figure of Jesus has endured in time?
Was Jesus a Christian or did he claim to found any religion?