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Noli me tangere : on the raising of the body -- Mary, Magdalene -- In heaven and on earth -- Appendix : works depicting Noli me tangere.
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Christian parables have retained their force well beyond the sphere of religion; indeed, they share with much of modern literature their status as a form of address:?Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.? There is no message without there first being?or, more subtly, without there also being in the message itself?an address to a capacity or an aptitude for listening. This is not an exhortation of the kind?Pay attention!? Rather, it is a warning: if you do not understand, the message will go away. The scene in the Gospel of John in which the newly risen Christ enjoins the Magdalene,?Noli me ta.
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