The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle

by Karen L. King

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

229.8

Collection

Publication

Polebridge Press (2003), 230 pages

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.

Physical description

230 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

0944344585 / 9780944344583
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