The Gospel of Mary of Magdala.The Gospel of Mary of Magdala Karen L. King Polebridge Press PO Box 6144, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , CA 95406 0944344585 $20.00 www.amazon.com The Gospel of Mary of Magdala is a new translation of the recently recovered Christian Gospel of Mary, lost for more than fifteen hundred years. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. and translator Karen L. King also introduces the reader to this manuscript with a brief history of its recovery. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a radical new interpretation of Jesus' teachings, denounces the view of Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (măg`dələn; formerly, and still in Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, môd`lən, hence maudlin, i.e. as a prostitute prostitute n. a person who receives payment for sexual intercourse or other sexual acts, generally as a regular occupation. Although usually a prostitute refers to a woman offering sexual favors to men, male prostitutes may perform homosexual acts for money or , and disputes the claim that Jesus' suffering and execution are the path to eternal life. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala extensively interprets the ancient word, aiding the reader in coming to terms with the archaic text's literal and metaphorical meaning. A "must-have" for both personal and library theology and reference shelves devoted to apocrypha. The Gospel Of Mary Of Magdala is a seminal seminal /sem·i·nal/ (sem´i-n'l) pertaining to semen or to a seed. sem·i·nal adj. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed. and strongly recommended addition to academic library collections and critically important reading for students of the earliest centuries of the Christian movement, as well as non-specialist general readers with an interest in Christian gnosticism. |
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