The Gnostic Gospels of Philip, Mary Magdalene, and Thomas

by Unknown Nag Hammadi, Joseph B. Lumpkin, Unknown Akhmim

And the companion (Consort) was Mary of Magdala (Mary Magdalene). The Lord loved Mary more than all the other disciples and he kissed her often on her mouth (the text is missing here and the word mouth is assumed). The others saw his love for Mary and asked - Why do you love her more than all of us? The Savior replied, - Why do I not love you in the same way I love her? - (The Gospel of Philip) - Peter said to Mary; -Sister we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember and know, but we have not heard and do not know. Mary answered him and said; -I will tell you what He hid from you. - (The Gospel of Mary Magdalene) - Seizing on the texts above, writers of both fiction and non-fiction allowed their pens to run freely amidst conjecture and postulation of marriage and children between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The writers of The Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail took these passages and expanded them into storylines that have held readers captive with anticipation. Did Jesus take Mary to be his wife? Could the couple have produced children? Gnostic theology leaves open the possibility.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Spirituality

164 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 2006

About the author

The unknown authors of the nag Hammadi library.

Chosen to be named that way because the large group of Unknown authors on Goodreads makes combining editions impossible due to time outs.

At least in this way all Nag Hammadi texts can be found in one place.

Reviews

[Rowan Creech · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very eye opening book!!

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential reading for the Christian and Atheist alike.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

While some have criticized the fact that this book does not have much info on the Da Vinci Code, that was not its purpose. The book and movie drew information and quotes from the Gospels of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of Philip. This book allows one to understand what these books are, how they came to be, and what they say. The book consists of history, translations, commentary, a position of these Gnostic Gospels within the church and the Dan Brown book and movie.

[Arun · Rating 4 out of 5]

With Content and information it fares better than its much known cousin "The Davinci Code". But the book is much informative and a source of knowledge rather than a fiction that Dan Brown came up with...But both are good in their own respective areas entertaining and informative.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone wishing to read what was "left out" of the Bible should really take this in. Interesting beyond Christian history.

[Planet32102002 Moyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting!