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- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780060834517
- Book Title
- Gospels of Mary : the Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Author
- Marvin W. Meyer, Esther A. De Boer
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Christianity / History, Reference, Biblical Biography / New Testament, Biblical Studies / Bibles Study Guides
- Item Weight
- 4.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006083451X
ISBN-13
9780060834517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038204546
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gospels of Mary : the Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / History, Reference, Biblical Biography / New Testament, Biblical Studies / Bibles Study Guides
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
4.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
“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, [Sheds] new light on the role and the spiritual importance of Mary Magdalene in the early Christian tradition., “[Sheds] new light on the role and the spiritual importance of Mary Magdalene in the early Christian tradition.” — Spirituality and Health magazine
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Dewey Decimal
229/.8
Synopsis
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, 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
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