Gospel of Mary
E473623
The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian apocryphal text, often associated with Mary Magdalene, that presents alternative teachings of Jesus and emphasizes inner spiritual knowledge and the authority of Mary among the disciples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gospel of Mary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Mary Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Gospel of Mary]
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Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Philip is a non-canonical early Christian text, associated with Gnostic traditions and found among the Nag Hammadi library, that offers mystical interpretations of Jesus’ teachings and sacraments.
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Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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C.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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D.
Gospel of Peter
The Gospel of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text, attributed to the apostle Peter, that offers an alternative narrative of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection outside the canonical New Testament.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Mary Target entity description: The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian apocryphal text, often associated with Mary Magdalene, that presents alternative teachings of Jesus and emphasizes inner spiritual knowledge and the authority of Mary among the disciples.
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A.
Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Philip is a non-canonical early Christian text, associated with Gnostic traditions and found among the Nag Hammadi library, that offers mystical interpretations of Jesus’ teachings and sacraments.
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B.
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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C.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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D.
Gospel of Peter
The Gospel of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text, attributed to the apostle Peter, that offers an alternative narrative of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection outside the canonical New Testament.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gnostic-leaning Christian writing
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apocryphal gospel ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal
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non-canonical ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| contains |
dispute between Mary and Peter
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post-resurrection dialogue between Jesus and disciples ⓘ vision narrative recounted by Mary ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
downplays external ritual and law
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stresses the mind’s role in salvation ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | late 1st century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inner spiritual understanding over external law
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the role of Mary as a primary disciple ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Andrew
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Jesus ⓘ Levi ⓘ Peter ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Berlin Codex (Papyrus Berolinensis 8502)
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3525 ⓘ Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3527 ⓘ |
| genre | dialogue gospel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Christian Gnostic ideas (according to many scholars) ⓘ |
| language |
Coptic
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Greek ⓘ |
| latestCommonScholarlyDate | mid 2nd century ⓘ |
| manuscriptLanguage | Sahidic Coptic ⓘ |
| notablePassage | defense of Mary’s authority by Levi ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Egypt
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Oxyrhynchus ⓘ |
| questionedBy | some scholars regarding strict classification as Gnostic ⓘ |
| reception |
not accepted into New Testament canon
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preserved in limited manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nag Hammadi library texts by theme ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
important for study of early Christian diversity
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important for study of women’s authority in early Christianity ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| textualState |
incomplete ending
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missing beginning ⓘ missing middle section ⓘ |
| theme |
authority of Mary among the disciples
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conflict over apostolic authority ⓘ inner spiritual knowledge ⓘ salvation through knowledge ⓘ soul’s ascent after death ⓘ visionary revelation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Gospel of Mary Description of subject: The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian apocryphal text, often associated with Mary Magdalene, that presents alternative teachings of Jesus and emphasizes inner spiritual knowledge and the authority of Mary among the disciples.
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