The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - Jean-Yves LeLoup
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Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Also known as Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene was considered by the apostle John to be the founder of Christianity because she was the first witness to the Resurrection. In most theological studies she has been depicted as the redeemed sinner who exemplifies Christ's mercy. Today's reader can ponder her role in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter and Bartholomew - the collection of what have come to be known as the Gnostic gospels rejected by the early Christian church. Mary's own gospel is among these but until now it has remained unknown to the public at large. Orthodox theologian Jean-Yves Leloup's translation of the Gospel of Mary from the Coptic and his thorough and profound commentary on this text are presented here for the first time in English. The gospel text and the spiritual exegesis of Leloup together reveal unique teachings that emphasise the eminence of the divine feminine and an abiding love of nature over the dualistic and ascetic interpretations of Christianity presented elsewhere. What emerges from this important source text and commentary is a renewal of the sacred feminine in the Western spiritual tradition and a new vision for Christian thought and faith throughout the world.
Powerful, almost Taoist in range, this is an important book and should be read by anyone interested in Mary Magdalene or the early Church. --Pamela Crossland, TCM Reviews
- Editor:
- Jean-Yves LeLoup
- Contributor:
- Jacob Needleman
- Publisher:
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- ISBN:
- 9780892819119
- Publication date:
- February 2002
- Original language:
- Coptic
- Pages:
- 177