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.

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.

Mary Magdalene is first mentioned by name in Mark, the second Gospel. However, Luke refers to Mary earlier in his account of Jesus' life than Mark does. In Luke 8:2, Mary is referred to as someone ...

Whom should we trust? The Magdalene of the Gospels or the Magdalene of the Apocrypha? Is she the sinner of Luke or the sister of Martha? Or is she the Gnostic Mary of the Gospel of Philip, and thus to ...

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

FEATURING a vibrant musical score by post-minimalist composer John Adams, a libretto and stage direction by Peter Sellars and a fraught representation of Mary Magdalene as a woman on the edge of a ...

From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:59-61 ... and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.

Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Feb. 1, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Drawing from the Gospel of John’s account of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb, Francis emphasized how she “turned around ...