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The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle | 
 enlarge | Author: Karen L. King
Publisher: Polebridge Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 56456
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 230
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0944344585
Dewey Decimal Number: 229.8
EAN: 9780944344583
ASIN: 0944344585
Publication Date: November 2003
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Condition: Paperback in GOOD condition. Copyright 2003. Name on inside front cover. Yellow highlighting on two pages.
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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 rejects Jesus' 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 fascinating glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity.
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 Gospel of Mary of Magdala August 5, 2008
This book is interesting and easy to read. It provides a fresh look at women as disciples, and a different slant on 'sin'. The author discusses the teachings of Jesus in the context of the teachings of Plato and the Stoics. Understanding the philosophical context of Jesus' times provides insight into what he taught, and what Mary of Magdala had to say about his teachings. It's worth reading.
 The Gospel of Mary of Magdala June 19, 2008
I would recommend this book as an introduction to the gnostic writings and the history of the pre-orthodox Christian thinking. It is well written with references and comparisons to the new testament as we know it today. The author, Karen King, helps you to understand by repeating parts of the original text as she explains reasons for the validity of the gospel of Mary.
King on the Gospel of Mary April 25, 2008
The Gospel of Mary offers an intriguing insight into an early church community. King, a scholar at the Harvard Divinity School, compares its theology to other Gnostic works (she says it doesn't necessarily fit well in the presumed template of Gnosticism), to the canonical New Testament, and to Hellenic thought. She sketches how this work sheds light on the historical development of Christianity prior to the settling of orthodoxy. King also discusses the implied prominent role of women in emerging Christianity. While Mary herself was not the author of the gospel bearing her name (it almost surely dates to the second century), and we can't even be sure that a woman wrote it, it likely reflects theology developed at least in part by women.
Of all the wild and crazy stuff in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, I think you can take away one grain of truth: The crucial role of Mary in the canonical gospels (as the first discoverer of the truth of the resurrection) together with the implications from the Gospel of Mary point to an early Christian milieu where Mary in particular and women in general were more prominent than the later orthodoxy would have one believe.
interesting September 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
very inetersting and informative - well wriiten - easy to follow with many historical references -loved learning something new - highly recommended -thank you.
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala August 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As with anything Karen L. King has written about Mary, it is a great read. Opens up a whole different scenario for women in the church.
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