In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of this interview on the Century podcast In Search Of. Your path into biblical studies is a ...

Whom should we trust? The Magdalene of the Gospels or the Magdalene of the Apocrypha? Is she the sinner of Luke or the sister of Martha? Or is she the Gnostic Mary of the Gospel of Philip, and thus to ...

Mary Magdalene is first mentioned by name in Mark, the second Gospel. However, Luke refers to Mary earlier in his account of Jesus' life than Mark does. In Luke 8:2, Mary is referred to as someone ...

But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene ... another passage from the same gospel confirms this motherhood in ...

Tabish believes Mary Magdalene is a character many people relate ... “It has changed my understanding of the gospel,” said Tabish, adding, there are more miracles and more healing than she ...

FEATURING a vibrant musical score by post-minimalist composer John Adams, a libretto and stage direction by Peter Sellars and a fraught representation of Mary Magdalene as a woman on the edge of a ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.