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The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (2003) is a book by Karen L. King.

Abstract

"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."--Publisher description.

Editions and translations

Published in Santa Rosa, CA: Polebridge, 2003.

Contents

I: The Gospel of Mary -- Translation & text -- Gospel, Revelation, dialogue -- II: The Savior's teaching in the Gospel of Mary -- The body & the world -- Sin, judgment, & law -- The son of man -- Vision & mind -- The rise of the soul -- Controversy over Mary's teaching -- III: The Gospel of Mary in early Christianity -- The Jesus tradition -- Paul -- The Gospel of John -- The Apostles -- The history of Christianity.

External links

• [ Google Books]