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by: Marvin Meyer, Esther A. De Boer See Larger Image List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $12.21 You Save: $5.74 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $0.99 Third Party New Price: $3.16 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 229.8 EAN: 9780060727918 ISBN: 0060727918 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2004-04 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: April 06, 2004 Sales Rank: 348885 Studio: HarperOne Related Items: The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus: The Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle The Gospel of Mary Magdalene The Gnostic Gospels The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Amazon.com Review: One of the foremost scholars on Gnosticism now explores the fascinating and often misinterpreted woman known as Mary Magdalene. Following the recent whirl of interest in Mary Magdalene that was generated by The Da Vinci Code, Marvin Meyer (The Ancient Mysteries) delves into the earliest texts available to reveal a disciple of great spiritual maturity who was extremely influential in the survival of Christianity. Although he is doubtful of the grand conspiracies laid out in The Da Vinci Code, Meyers does believe that it was institutionalized sexism that caused Mary to be deliberately 'marginalized' as a prostitute in the New Testament. 'The portrait of Mary in literature and art as a reformed whore is impressive, but it is mistaken in terms of historical accuracy and literary interpretation,' he asserts. '…It was not until the late sixth century that Po! pe Gregory the Great formally identified Mary Magdalene with the prostitute of Luke 7, and the identification stuck.' In fact, Meyer claims that there is no convincing documentation to link Mary with the unnamed prostitute who washes Jesus' feet with her tears. Using his scholarly authority as well as extensive research supplied by Esther A. De Boer, Ph.D. (Mary Magdalene: Beyond the Myth), he helps Mary emerge from the shadows of Orthodox Church and gain her rightful place as the highly influential disciple and apostle of Jesus. He believes that Mary had a physical love relationship with Jesus, and was probably the mysterious 'beloved' disciple that is mentioned in the Gospel of John. Furthermore, he believes that Jesus may have seen Mary as the most spiritually evolved disciple. Much of the book includes quotes and interpretations of the earliest literary sources available, including the recently discovered Gospel of Mary (written in the second century), as well as the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, Peter, Thomas, and Phillip. --Gail Hudson Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Very important Another important book about the wife of Jesus. The Church is disturbed by this book, so are the disturbed ones. Understanding the origin of our religion is served on a silver dish in this book. Entree, and drinks too. I mean, you get 5 course menu. The book is larger than the Vatican. It has all the necessary nuances. Read it. Rating: - Very informative....a must buy and read book........ This book depicts Mary as an intelligent woman of that time. Jesus liberated Mary. When you read this book, you'll understand what I mean. The other gospels werent too nice to her because she was a woman and Jesus favored her the most. She was more insiteful than the men. It's no wonder they portrayed her as a prostitute in order to destroy her character, they were so threatened by her wisdom and intelligence. This book will open your eyes to the truth. Even to this day women are still struggling ... Read More Rating: - The Gospels of Mary A rivetting read. Confirms what I have always believed - women do have a role to play in the church other than arranging flowers, or providing morning tea. Rating: - Scholarship imitates (bad) art. The idea of putting together all the texts for the Mary Magdalene tradition is an interesting one; if you're really interested in that subject, you might find this book worth your time and money. I am, however, losing patience with the misdirection and disingenuity of the growing "Gnostic Gospel" racket. Dan Brown is rightly criticized, as a novelist, for playng fast and loose with history; as a scholar, Meyer ought to care primarily about historical fact, which is more remarkable in ... Read More Rating: - Will the real Mary please stand up? Anyone who has heard of the Da Vinci Code (which is, by now, much of the world) will likely also know that the central idea is that Mary Magdalene was a rather different person in actual life than the person portrayed in church tradition and the gospel extrapolations. Indeed, as has become better known in the past generation, there were many more gospels floating around the early Christian world than the canonical four (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), most of which were lost to the world ... 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