The Gospel of Mary of Magdala
Subtitle: Jesus and the first woman apostle
By: Karen L. King
Publisher: Polebridge Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Santa Rosa, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780944344583
Subjects: Vroege kerk; Criticism, interpretation; Critique, interprétation; Évangile de Marie; Evangelium Mariae; Evangelie van Maria (apocrief); Gospel of Mary
Description: Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative presents a radical interpretation of Jesus' teachings as a path to inner spiritual knowledge. It rejects his suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: I: The Gospel of Mary; title: Translation & text; title: Gospel, Revelation, dialogue; title: II: The Savior's teaching in the Gospel of Mary; title: The body & the world; title: Sin, judgment, & law; title: The son of man; title: Vision & mind; title: The rise of the soul; title: Controversy over Mary's teaching; title: III: The Gospel of Mary in early Christianity; title: The Jesus tradition; title: Paul; title: The Gospel of John; title: The Apostles; title: The history of Christianity.