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An essay is presented on the reclamation of Mary Magdalene and the issue associated with touch. Topics discussed include the Biblical account on the encounter of Mary Magdalene with Jesus Christ after His resurrection, the feminist concept of her reclamation of this touching incident, its political aspect, and the translation gap between articulation and experience.

The article focuses on the author's perspective regarding the article "Resurrection as Blasphemy in Canto 5 of Edmund Spencer's "The Legend of Holiness"," by Åke Bergvall. He highlights the context of blasphemy which Bergvall asserts to be textual and linguistic. He mentions the traditional understanding of Christ's harrowing of hell which the Bible originates. He also mentions blasphemy in relation to a religious, theological, or Christ-related context. He presents A. J. MacCulloch's perception about hell as well as the notion about spiritual healing.

The article provides the author's reaction to the response of writer Matthew A. Fike regarding the context of resurrection as blasphemy. He mentions his stand regarding Fike's objection that blasphemy overstates author Edmund Spencer's technique to the extent that the "Aeneid" is the critical antecedent. He stresses the overarching religious allegory in the book 1 of "The Fearie Quenne." He highlights the notion about the harrowing of hell as well as the allegoric depiction of Christ's death and resurrection.