Ebook {Epub PDF} The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King

 · Review: The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King This book is must reading for every student of history and every Christian who is seeking the truth of the Jesus tradition and to understand the origins of the Christian Church. Of course, “every,” as used above, is a slight hyperbole: probably only 98% of those persons would not learn something valuable, while for many, /5. The Gospel of Mary, along with other newly discovered works from the earliest Christian period, increases our knowledge of the enormous diversity and dynamic character of the processes by which Christianity was shaped. The goal of this volume is to let twenty-first-century readers hear one of those voices—not in order to drown out the voices of canon and tradition, but in order that they might be . Karen L. King's "The Gospel of Mary of Magdala" provides her own translation of the Coptic text, plus following on from this an extended commentary. The third section, "The Gospel of Mary in Early Christianity" attempts to consider the history and influence of /5().

「使徒集団」マグダラのマリア(後半)。. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala Jesus and the First Woman Apostle. By Karen L. King. Karen L. King on the faith of the original Christian community. A Book Excerpt on Faith. Twitter Facebook Link Print. Share "The Gospel of Mary offers a vision of Christian community in which authority is based not solely or even primarily upon a succession of. Karen L. King's "The Gospel of Mary of Magdala" provides her own translation of the Coptic text, plus following on from this an extended commentary. The third section, "The Gospel of Mary in Early Christianity" attempts to consider the history and influence of the work, and find its place in early Christian thought.

Review: The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King This book is must reading for every student of history and every Christian who is seeking the truth of the Jesus tradition and to understand the origins of the Christian Church. Of course, “every,” as used above, is a slight hyperbole: probably only 98% of those persons would not learn something valuable, while for many, the learning would be priceless. Karen King s Gospel of Mary of Magdala is a book that many readers are waiting for a complete translation of the Gospel of Mary together with a lucidly written, marvelously informative discussion of where it comes from and what it means. --Elaine Pagels, Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King. The Gospel of Mary. of Magdala. Jesus and the First Woman Apostle. Karen L. King. Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable text and offers a new translation.