The Gospel of Mary /

The Gospel of Mary /

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Author / Creator:	Tuckett, C. M. (Christopher Mark)
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:	xvii, 226 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English Multiple
Series:	Oxford early Christian gospel texts Oxford early Christian gospel texts.
Subject:	Mary Magdalene, -- Saint. Mary Magdalene, -- Saint. Gospel of Mary -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Gospel of Mary. Apocryphal Gospels. Apocryphal Gospels. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6628789

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ISBN:	9780199212132 (hard : alk. paper) 0199212139 (hard : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index. Original texts in multiple languages with English translations, introduction, and commentary.
Summary:	"In recent years there has been a significant increase of interest in non-canonical gospel texts, the study of Gnosticism, and also in the figure of Mary Magdalene. The Gospel of Mary is a potentially important text in all these contexts. The gospel came to light at the end of the nineteenth century and is now attested (in part) in one Coptic manuscript (BG 8502) as well as two Greek Fragments. Christopher Tuckett provides a fresh critical edition of all the known manuscripts, together with English translations, and extended Introduction, discussing modern debates debates about the gospel and placing it in its appropriate historical context; and a Commentary, outlining some of the key issues in the interpretation if the text. Photographic reproductions of all the extant manuscripts are also included."--BOOK JACKET.

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Summary:	This volume, the first in a major new series which will provide authoritative texts of key non-canonical gospel writings, comprises a critical edition, with full translations, of all the extant manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary. In addition, an extended Introduction discusses the key issues involved in the interpretation of the text, as well as locating it in its proper historical context, while a Commentary explicates points of detail. The gospel has been important in many recent discussions of non-canonical gospels, of early Christian Gnosticism, and of discussions of the figure of Mary Magdalene. The present volume will provide a valuable resource for all future discussions of this important early Christian text.
Physical Description:	xvii, 226 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
ISBN:	9780199212132 0199212139