Wednesday, December 26, 2012

...the Gospel of Mary, not accepted as Biblical! Sin is only when you do it! Sounds like the failed 10 Commandments! Bible "canon"!








How can you believe the words of a woman as if Jesus spoke to her in secret...?
There is no feminine witness by writings in the Bible but there are in the Apocrypha! ALL ARE MEN...!
 

THE GOSPEL OF MARY [OF MAGDALENE]
http://gnosis.org/library/marygosp.htm
http://www.maryofmagdala.com/GMary_Text/gmary_text.html

    The Gospel of Mary is found in the Berlin Gnostic Codex (or Papyrus Berolinensis 8502, as this ancient collection of Gnostic texts is labeled for archival reasons). This very important and well-preserved codex was apparently discovered in the late-nineteenth century somewhere near Akhmim in upper Egypt. It was purchased in 1896 by a German scholar, Dr. Carl Reinhardt, in Cairo and then taken to Berlin.

    The book (or "codex", as these ancient books are called) was probably copied and bound in the late fourth or early fifth century. It contains Coptic translations of three very important early Christian Gnostic texts:  the Gospel of Mary, the Apocryphon of John, and the Sophia of Jesus Christ. The texts themselves date to the second century and were originally authored in Greek. (In academic writing over the last century, this codex is variably and confusingly referenced by scholars as the "Berlin Gnostic Codex", the "Akhmim Codex", PB 8502, and BG 8502).

    Despite the importance of the discovery of this ancient collection of Gnostic scriptures, several misfortunes including two world wars delayed its publication until 1955. By then the large Nag Hammadi collection of ancient Gnostic writings had also been recovered. It was found that copies of two of the texts in this codex -- the Apocryphon of John, and the Sophia of Jesus Christ -- had also been preserved in the Nag Hammadi collection.  The texts from the Berlin Gnostic Codex were used to aid and augment translations of the Apocryphon of John and the Sophia of Jesus Christ as they now are published in Nag Hammadi Library.

    But more importantly, the codex preserves the most complete surviving fragment of the Gospel of Mary (as the text is named in the manuscript, though it is clear this named Mary is the person we call Mary of Magdala). Two other small fragments of the Gospel of Mary from separate Greek editions were later unearthed in archaeological excavations at Oxyrhynchus in lower Egypt.  (Fragments of the Gospel of Thomas were also found at this ancient site; see the Oxyrhynchus and Gospel of Thomas page for more information about Oxyrhynchus.) Finding three fragments of a text of this antiquity is extremely unusual, and it is thus evidenced that the Gospel of Mary was well distributed in early Christian times and existed in both an original Greek and a Coptic language translation.

    Unfortunately the surviving manuscript of the Gospel of Mary is missing pages 1 to 6 and pages 11 to 14 -- pages that included sections of the text up to chapter 4, and portions of chapter 5 to 8.  The extant text of the Gospel of Mary, as found in the Berlin Gnostic Codex, is presented below. The manuscript text begins on page 7, in the middle of a passage.


 Pages 1-6 are missing.

     "… Will m[a]tter then be utterly [destr]oyed or not?"
     The Savior replied, "Every nature, every modeled form, every creature, exists in and with each other. They will dissolve again into their own proper root. For the nature of matter is dissolved into what belongs to its nature. Anyone with two ears able to hear should listen!"
     Then Peter said to him, "You have been explaining every topic to us; tell us one other thing. What is the sin of the world?"
The Savior replied, "There is no such thing as sin; rather you yourselves are what produces sin when you act in accordance with the nature of adultery, which is called 'sin.' For this reason, the Good came among you, pursuing (the good) which belongs to every nature. It will set it within its root."
     Then he continued. He said, "This is why you get si[c]k and die: because [you love] what de[c]ei[ve]s [you]. [Anyone who] thinks should consider (these matters)!
     "[Ma]tter gav[e bi]rth to a passion which has no Image because it derives from what is contrary to nature. A disturbing confusion then occurred in the whole body. That is why I told you, 'Become content at heart, while also remaining discontent and disobedient; indeed become contented and agreeable (only) in the presence of that other Image of nature.' Anyone with two ears capable of hearing should listen!"
     When the Blessed One had said these things, he greeted them all. "Peace be with you!" he said. "Acquire my peace within yourselves!
"Be on your guard so that no one deceives you by saying, 'Look over here!' or 'Look over there!' For the child of true Humanity exists within you. Follow it! Those who search for it will find it.
     "Go then, preac[h] the good news about the Realm. [Do] not lay down any rule beyond what I determined for you, nor promulgate law like the lawgiver, or else you might be dominated by it."
After he had said these things, he departed from them.
     But they were distressed and wept greatly. "How are we going to go out to the rest of the world to announce the good news about the Realm of the child of true Humanity?" they said. "If they did not spare him, how will they spare us?"
Then Mary stood up. She greeted them all, addressing her brothers and sisters, "Do not weep and be distressed nor let your hearts be irresolute. For his grace will be with you all and will shelter you. Rather we should praise his greatness, for he has prepared us and made us true Human beings."
      When Mary had said these things, she turned their heart [to]ward the Good, and they began to deba[t]e about the wor[d]s of [the Savior].
     Peter said to Mary, "Sister, we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember, the things which you know that we don't because we haven't heard them."
     Mary responded, "I will teach you about what is hidden from you." And she began to speak these words to them.
     She said, "I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to him, 'Lord, I saw you today in a vision.'
He answered me, 'How wonderful you are for not wavering at seeing me! For where the mind is, there is the treasure.'
     I said to him, 'So now, Lord, does a person who sees a vision see it <with> the soul <or> with the spirit?'
     The Savior answered, 'A person does not see with the soul or with the spirit. 'Rather the mind, which exists between these two, sees the vision an[d] that is w[hat … ]'

(Pages 11-14 are missing.)

     " '… it.'
"And Desire said, 'I did not see you go down, yet now I see you go up. So why do you lie since you belong to me?'
     "The soul answered, 'I saw you. You did not see me nor did you know me. You (mis)took the garment (I wore) for my (true) self. And you did not recognize me.'
     "After it had said these things, it left rejoicing greatly.
     "Again, it came to the third Power, which is called 'Ignorance.' [It] examined the soul closely, saying, 'Where are you going? You are bound by wickedness. Indeed you are bound! Do not judge!'
     "And the soul said, 'Why do you judge me, since I have not passed judgement? I have been bound, but I have not bound (anything). They did not recognize me, but I have recognized that the universe is to be dissolved, both the things of earth and those of heaven.'
"When the soul had brought the third Power to naught, it went upward and saw the fourth Power. It had seven forms. The first form is darkness; the second is desire; the third is ignorance; the fourth is zeal for death; the fifth is the realm of the flesh; the sixth is the foolish wisdom of the flesh; the seventh is the wisdom of the wrathful person. These are the seven Powers of Wrath.
     "They interrogated the soul, 'Where are you coming from, human-killer, and where are you going, space-conqueror?'
     "The soul replied, saying, 'What binds me has been slain, and what surrounds me has been destroyed, and my desire has been brought to an end, and ignorance has died. In a [wor]ld, I was set loose from a world [an]d in a type, from a type which is above, and (from) the chain of forgetfulness which exists in time. From this hour on, for the time of the due season of the aeon, I will receive rest i[n] silence.' "
     After Mary had said these things, she was silent, since it was up to this point that the Savior had spoken to her.
     Andrew responded, addressing the brothers and sisters, "Say what you will about the things she has said, but I do not believe that the S[a]vior said these things, f[or] indeed these teachings are strange ideas."
     Peter responded, bringing up similar concerns. He questioned them about the Savior: "Did he, then, speak with a woman in private without our knowing about it? Are we to turn around and listen to her? Did he choose her over us?"
     Then [M]ary wept and said to Peter, "My brother Peter, what are you imagining? Do you think that I have thought up these things by myself in my heart or that I am telling lies about the Savior?"
Levi answered, speaking to Peter, "Peter, you have always been a wrathful person. Now I see you contending against the woman like the Adversaries. For if the Savior made her worthy, who are you then for your part to reject her? Assuredly the Savior's knowledge of her is completely reliable. That is why he loved her more than us.
     "Rather we should be ashamed. We should clothe ourselves with the perfect Human, acquire it for ourselves as he commanded us, and announce the good news, not laying down any other rule or law that differs from what the Savior said."
     After [he had said these] things, they started going out [to] teach and to preach.

[The Gos]pel according to Mary


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CHRISTIAN APOCRYPHA
http://www.gnosis.org/library/cac.htm
http://wesley.nnu.edu/sermons-essays-books/noncanonical-literature

A wide range of texts -- some showing Gnostic tendancy or influence -- survived within the Christian tradition outside of the New Testiment canon. This section of the library offers a large collection of these documents. Note that texts discovered in the Nag Hammadi collection are listed in the Nag Hammadi Library section, and are not included here.  Texts of a primarily Gnostic character are cataloged in the Gnostic Scriptures and Fragments section of the Library

Although this is a fairly comprehensive catalog of texts, several additional documents not presented here can be found at the Wesley Center Online Noncanonical Homepage or in the collection of the early Christian writings at New Advent -- both are excellent resources.


Noncanonical Literature
Noncanonical Literature Documents to Aid Students and Scholars in Biblical Interpretation including Introductions and Summaries of Many Noncanonical Works

Non-Canonical Literature Disclaimer

The Bible is an invaluable collection of sacred ancient texts, written and assembled over several hundreds of years by numerous authors. These texts were written to particular people living at a definite time and place who shared common experiences and knowledge. By studying similar literature that precedes and follows the biblical writings chronologically, students of the Bible are better prepared to discover the intended meaning.

Apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature was apparently intended either to supplement or supplant existing canonical literature. Many of the apocryphal gospels offer guesses as to what occurred during the so-called "missing years" of Jesus' life -- during his childhood or after his resurrection. Others attempt to provide support for later theological convictions -- both orthodox and heretical.  Whether the information found in the apocryphal literature is factually correct or not is not necessarily important. These documents give interpreters valuable insight into what some Jews and Christians believed in various places at different times.

Apocryphal ActsActs of Philip and Peter in Phrygia, MS in Sahidic Coptic on vellum, Egypt, 9th c. Schøyen Collection

    The Acts of Andrew
    The Acts and Martyrdom of Andrew
    The Acts of Andrew and Matthew
    The Acts of Barnabas
    The Acts of John
    The Acts of John the Theologian
    The Acts and Martyrdom of Matthew
    The Martyrdom of Matthew
    The Acts of Paul
    The Acts of Peter
    The Acts of Peter and Andrew
    The Acts of Peter and Paul
    The Acts of Philip
    The Acts of Thomas
    The Consummation of Thomas


Apocalyptic Texts

    The Revelation of John the Theologian
    The Revelation (or Vision) of Paul (from the Ante-Nicene Fathers)
    -- Note that a separate (and entirely different) text of this name is found in the Nag Hammadi Library.
    The Apocalypse of Peter (from the Ante-Nicene Fathers)
    The Apocalypse of Peter (another translation, from The Apocryphal New Testament)
    -- Note that a separate (and entirely different) text of this name is found in the Nag Hammadi Library.
    The Revelation of Stephen
    The Apocalypse of Thomas
    The Apocalypse of the Virgin


Apocryphal GospelsGospel of Bartholomew, MS in Sahidic Coptic on vellum, Egypt, 9th c. Schøyen Collection

    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas: Greek Text A
    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas: Greek Text B
    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas: Latin Text
    The Infancy Gospels of Jesus
    An Arabic Infancy Gospel
    The Gospel of James
    The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
    The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
    The Gospel of Nicodemos (The Acts of Pilate)
    The Gospel of Bartholomew
    The Gospel of Peter
    The Gospel of the Lord by Marcion
    The Secret Gospel of Mark


Other Early Christian Writings

    Didache
    The Shepherd of Hermas
    Teaching of Addaeus the Apostle


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...the non-canonical not accepted as true words of the God of the Bible, were determined by men, many years after these books were written...! not one of these books says clearly, a book by the spirit of God, and true author by Moses[the Talmud], or the New Testament Bible! The tablet of the 10Commandments, were long lost or destroyed! Etc...!

...nobody wanted to accept the Books of Solomon [Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Songs, who had and says he had thousands of women, as inspired by the God of the Bible!

...the Gospel of Mary, might indicate or negate the other Gospels and Blood death salvation by Jesus...!
SO WHAT DOES NOT MAKE MORE SENSE IN WHAT other Gospels SAY, that they claim manuscripts were not modified, is what finally were made Christian Canon, which differs from Catholic Canon, that has most of the Apocryphal books too...!

...So folks to believe in old fables, is really only a matter for literature studies, as it all is made up mainly from alleged visions, including the final book of Revelations...!

These christians you could easily say, they lunatics dreamers, wanting to make good stories from many pagan bloody stories...!

NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING BETTER IN PURE LOGIC, FOR MODERN HUMANS, AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME, to free ourselves from the Academic and Government relevance of illogic Theological fables of the Bible...!
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