The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus

Meyer, Marvin W.,De Boer, Esther A.

ISBN 10: 0060727918 / ISBN 13: 9780060727918

Edité par HarperOne, 2004

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Synopsis :

Collected together for the first time are the original Gospel of Mary, one of the "Gnostic Gospels," and three other secret texts that reveal the significant role Mary Magdalene played in Jesus' inner circle of disciples.

This is a new translation of the Gospel of Mary, as well as Meyer's translations of significant portions of other Gnostic gospels and texts in which Mary Magdalene plays a major part, including the Gospel of Philip, the Gospel of Thomas, Dialogues with the Saviour, and Pistis Sophia. Also included are the passages in the New Testament Gospels that feature Mary Magdalene, and they can now be read in a whole new light. Cumulatively, these texts reveal a vibrant oral tradition in which Mary Magdalene is not only a follower of Jesus but his companion and closest disciple.

The book will include lively historical introduction by Meyer, and an interpretive essay by Karen King at Harvard Divinity School, the foremost expert on the Gospel of Mary, whose translation and commentary on the Gospel of Mary is being published by an academic press in October '03.

À propos des auteurs:

Marvin Meyer is one of the foremost scholars on early Christianity and texts about Jesus outside the New Testament. He is Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. Among his recent books are The Gospel of Judas, The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus, The Gospels of Mary, The Gospel of Thomas, and The Nag Hammadi Scriptures.

Esther A. De Boer, Ph.D., is the author of Mary Magdalene: Beyond the Myth.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of...
Éditeur : HarperOne
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Very Good