The Gospel of Mary Magdalene

Name: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Jean-Yves Leloup
ISBN: 9781607472568

Author: Jean-Yves Leloup, Jacob Needleman

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki, Stephen Hoye, Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.

Published: 08/20/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Theology

Synopsis

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Although she is discussed in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew—in the collection of writings known as the Gnostic gospels that were rejected by the early Christian church—there is no better insight into this mysterious and influential woman than Mary's own gospel. The gospel text and the spiritual interpretation of Jean-Yves Leloup reveal unique teachings that emphasize the eminence of the divine feminine and an abiding love of nature over the dualistic and ascetic interpretations of Christianity presented elsewhere. What emerges from this important source text and commentary is a renewal of the sacred feminine in the Western spiritual tradition and a new vision for Christian thought and faith throughout the world.

About Jean-Yves Leloup

Jean-Yves Leloup is a theologian and founder of the Institute of Other Civilization Studies and the International College of Therapists. His books include Jesus and Judas, The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, The Gospel of Philip, and The Gospel of Thomas. He lives in France.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on January 22, 2025

...history itself ceases to exist when it degenerates into a mere collection of facts unconnected by a story—and this story cannot be found without a transcendent dimension that sees these facts from within and beyond. Such is the thesis statement of the life of Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' closest......more

Goodreads review by Rama on September 01, 2017

Gospel of Mary Magdalene from the perspectives of a female disciple The gospel of Mary Magdalene discovered in Egypt in 1896 is a Gnostic gospel like the gospel of Thomas, which was also found in Egypt at Nag Hammadi in 1949. The Gnostic gospels of Nag Hammadi include; the secret book of James, the g......more

Goodreads review by LG on May 08, 2023

I was surprised by this book. The Gospel is very short, but included some very interesting things to contemplate. In a crude fashion, my take-aways include: - It directly takes on a woman's role in the culture and the challenges the disciples had with Mary and Jesus. It was interesting to contempla......more

Goodreads review by Lori on October 21, 2009

I was transfixed by the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Jean Yves-Leloup has provided the reader with a beautiful esoteric interpetation of the words of Mary Magdalene. In the remaining pages left from this gospel, she reveals to the apostles' the words of Jesus and their deeper meaning. The fact that his......more

Goodreads review by Isabel on April 01, 2024

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is not for the faint of heart. The author/commentator speaks in a strongly philosophical way, and at times was a little over my head. But, I did my best to understand what was trying to be conveyed. This book was beautiful. It is quite a progressive standpoint which I wa......more