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...
Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple
Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:
En El Evangelio de Maria, Marvin Meyer, el experto mas destacado en Evangelios Gnosticos, nos presenta la traduccion -- por primera vez en espanol -- de los textos mas antiguos y confiables que arrojan luz sobre el misterio de Maria Magdalena. Estos textos revelan su importancia como bienamada discipula de Jesus, al igual que apostol y evangelista por derecho propio. Tambien revelan una vibrante tradicion oral en la cual Maria Magdalena no solo es una seguidora de Jesus, sino su companera y discipula mas cercana, una figura cuya relevancia para la cristiandad apenas hoy esta emergiendo de las...
En El Evangelio de Maria, Marvin Meyer, el experto mas destacado en Evangelios Gnosticos, nos presenta la traduccion -- por primera vez en espanol -- ...
Mary Magdalene has always been the subject of both popular and scholarly intrigue. Was she the wife of Jesus, his complete initiate, a Goddess or a priestess? Did the Church dramatically alter her image to deny her importance? These questions have inspired representations of her in art, film and literature, from Caravaggio to The Last Temptation of Christ and The Da Vinci Code. The Mary Magdalene Cover-Up is the first book to bring the original sources that have informed our current day view of Mary to a wider audience. Esther de Boer has brought together an impressive array...
Mary Magdalene has always been the subject of both popular and scholarly intrigue. Was she the wife of Jesus, his complete initiate, a Goddess or a...
Much has been written about Mary Magdalene over the years, mostly about who she was not. Who really was Mary Magdalene? The living woman behind the image is still too little known, and Esther de Boer here attempts to fill this gap. Examining not only the Gospel texts and texts from the church fathers, but also texts discovered in the Egyptian desert during the last century that were not contained in the church's tradition (not the least of which is the Gospel of Mary), de Boer presents a vivid, fascinating, and attractive picture of Mary of Magdala - disciple, apostle, and human being.
Much has been written about Mary Magdalene over the years, mostly about who she was not. Who really was Mary Magdalene? The living woman behind the im...
