Feminist scholars began writing about Mary Magdalene in the 1990s, more than a century after the Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) was discovered in a Cairo marketplace. Written in Coptic in the early ...

Mary Magdalene's story already weaves its way through the existing gospels, and she is present at many pivotal moments in Jesus's life. "The Lost Gospel" is not the first account to claim that ...

"The Gospel of Mary Magdalene," the densely rhapsodic new opera by composer and librettist Mark Adamo that had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera on Wednesday night, burns with the ...

Mary Magdalene’s significance is also buried in quite a literal way; in 1896, a text that has since become known as the Gospel of Mary was discovered in Egypt, beneath the surface of desert sands.

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.

If Martha were not present, Mary (Magdalene?) would perform five crucial ministries throughout the second half of the Gospel of John. In a 2021 study I co-authored with professor Joan Taylor ...

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 ...

No one watched the resurrection. But Mary Magdalene saw the living Christ and took his mission seriously: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” ...

In her lecture, Sr. Reid offers an exploration of Luke's portrayals of women and the challenges that his ambiguous message about Mary Magdalene and women proclaimers of the Word pose for today's ...

Despite numerous scholars minimizing Mary Magdalene's role in biblical history, translators of the "Lost Gospel" argue she played a pivotal role, far surpassing initial interpretations.

Mary Magdalene's presence intertwines throughout the prevailing gospels, witnessing many crucial events of Jesus's life. However, this "Lost Gospel" isn't the inaugural suggestion of a marital ...