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This little known yet
incredible text, is thought to have been written in the second
century and was originally composed in Greek. A fifth century
Coptic translation of it came to light when it was purchased
in Cairo by a man called Carl Reinhardt and taken to Berlin
in 1896; however, it wasn't until 1955 that it was finally
published. It was part of what became known as the Akhmim
codex, and this version of it is the most complete.
Then in the early 20th century, during archaeological excavations
at Oxyrhynchus in Northern Egypt, two other small fragments
of it, written in Greek and dated to the third century, were
uncovered. Yet between both versions, they still provide fewer
than eight pages of the original ancient text – meaning
that over half of it has been lost to the passage of time.
The first six pages of the text are missing, and so we enter
into the midst of a discussion between the resurrected Jesus
and his disciples. The gospel also recounts a conversation
between Mary and the disciples, from which a number of pages
are also missing. However, although the text is incomplete,
it still contains many powerful teachings.
Read The
Gospel of Mary
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