The Gospels of Mary - by Marvin W Meyer & Esther A de Boer (Paperback)

About the Book

With the recent surge of interest in Mary Magdalene brought forth by Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," a renowned scholar delves into Mary's significance for understanding the origins of Christianity. This is a new translation of the Gospel of Mary, as well as Marvin W. Meyer's translations of significant portions of other Gnostic gospels and text in which Mary Magdalene plays a major part as Christ's closest disciple.HarperSanFrancisco

From the Back Cover

Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple

Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:

• translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene

• includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalene

• discloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of Mary's vital role in the life of Jesus and in the formative period after his crucifixion

• presents as authentically as possible the real Mary Magdalene

Review Quotes

"An excellent compilation of all the earliest texts, both gospels and apocrypha, in which Mary Magdalen appears, showing her importance to the early Church, and highlighting her powerful roles as disciple, apostle, and companion of Christ. Useful introductions and notes make this volume indispensable, too, for understanding the complex figure she became in later Christianity." - Susan Haskins, author of Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor

"[Sheds] new light on the role and the spiritual importance of Mary Magdalene in the early Christian tradition." - Spirituality and Health magazine