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Summary: A Hidden Rose on the Cross+++
Review: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene as transilated, interpeted and expanded by Jean-Yves Laloup seems to be a Crossroads whereon "Christian", "Gnostic", "Exoteric", "Esoteric", "Masciline", "Feminine" and "Personal" Traditions Meet. The Gospel of Mary Magdaline would seem to NOT be a formal part of any particular Tradition having been found "in Cairo by C. Reinhardt and preserved since 1896 in the Egyptology section of the National Museum of Berlin". And in Coptic [not Greek or Aramaic] and apparently hard to date altho likely an "early text". Also I greatly enjoy the Skill and Style of Jean-Yves Laloup--especially the way the text was in digestable portions enhanced by expanded interpetations aided by wonderful charts and diagrams. A Hidden Rose on the Cross+++
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Summary: Beautiful and inspiring.......
Review: Think you know everything there is to know about Christianity? Well unless you have read THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALENE, you don't. This book is a translation of the ancient scroll in Coptic Greek found in Egypt-before the Nag Hammadi scrolls were discovered and translated. Mary's gospel was translated by Jean-Yves Leloup into French and then into English by Joseph Rowe, who provides copious notes and footnotes.
The translation has two parts. The first part is a full translation of what remains from the original gospel text by Miriam of Magdala--whom many believe to be Mary Magdalene. The second part includes a section by section translation and commentary.
I enjoyed this book immensely, and found it inspiring and beautiful, reading a little bit every day. Readers of THE ALABASTER JAR will not be disappointed. This text is a message of love and hope from one who was close to 'The Teacher'. The reviewer who discounted the book is blind--in my humble opinion. MM is a devotional in which Mary shares what she experienced with Yeshua whom the apostles called Jesus. She inspires me to repeat her words--"Let he or she who has eyes SEE."
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Summary: Profound and scholarly
Review: This is quite simply the best exegesis ever written of this gospel. The translation is also readable, though since I'm not a Coptic scholar, I can't say how it compares with others in print. Leloup's insights combine both hard-nosed historical scholarship and a deep sensitivity to spritual and philosophical questions, the fruit of a person who has done inner work on himself, not merely academic intellectual work. This quality alone separates it from all the other versions in print, which fall short on philosophical depth.
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Summary: I Liked The Female Perspective, But There Is Another Book...
Review: What I enjoyed the most about The Gospels of Mary Magdalene was the fact that it was written with a female perspective. As a woman I find the Old Testament to be "Barbaric" at times towards women. Jesus loved everyone equally rather male or female. The only problem I had with this book was that it left me wanting to know more. I found more in a book here on Amazon called The Book of Thomas by Daniel Aber and Gabreael that went places most author's fear to tread. It is written from an Esoteric Christian perspective as well. It dealt with issues such as The Christ Consciousness, Universal Law, The Genetic Code, The Levels of Heaven and Hell, Reincarnation, and much more.
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Summary: A Little Goes a Long Way
Review: While the Gospel of Mary Magdalene is incomplete, it gives a sample of some beliefs and perspectives that were rejected by the early Church. You cannot read it alone, however. Accompany it with the Gospel of Thomas, the Odes of Solomon, and other gnostic works and you get a complete understanding of the Gnostic perspective, i.e., Christ is within.
The commentary is excellent and helps to clarify the historicity of the gnostic philosophy.
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