Manuscripts

Gospel of Mary

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Era: composition early-mid 2nd c.; surviving Coptic copy 5th c.
Location: Berlin Codex (Papyrus Berolinensis 8502)
Discovered: acquired 1896; published 1955

Note on contested claims: Genuinely ancient fragment; not apostolic and not part of any early canon list.

A fragmentary Gnostic dialogue in which Mary Magdalene relays secret teachings she says she received from the risen Christ. About half of the text is now lost.

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