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The Strange Case of The Secret Gospel: A Controversial New Look at the Secret Gospel According to Mark

Dr. Rollan McCleary — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:25:34 +0000

From New Dawn 82 (Jan-Feb 2004) Even with recourse to the best scholarship and offering the best proofs for events of Jesus’ life and linked issues across history, it is not enough to claim to have found Jesus’ horoscope as [...]

The Gospel of Judas Revealed

Robert Black — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:58:25 +0000

The story of how the Gospel of Judas arrived in the Western world is a fascinating tale. Like many of the so-called Gnostic Gospels, it somehow travelled out of Egypt and arrived in the US with a large price tag. Unlike many manuscripts which vanish sight unseen, luck or providence if you like brought this manuscript not only to light but finally to restoration and publication. In the words of…

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A Pagan Christ? Reflections on the Real Christmas Story

Richard Smoley — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000

Strictly speaking, a pagan Christ is a contradiction in terms. The very concept of paganism was constructed by Christians who wanted to distinguish their faith from the old religion of Greece and Rome, which by the end of classical antiquity was observed only by peasants in remote rural areas – the pagani, or “country people,” or – to use words that are similar in tone – rustics, rubes, hayseeds.

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Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles

Sharron Rose — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:25:43 +0000

With the publication of Holy Blood, Holy Grail in the mid-nineties and the Gnostic Gospels found in Nag Hammadi, a new perspective on the role of Mary Magdalene in the revelation and dissemination of the esoteric teachings of Christ has emerged onto the public stage. With the release of The Da Vinci Code, she has been placed firmly in the public consciousness, her story awakening both excitement…

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Gnosticism: Ancient and Modern

Jay Kinney — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:22:22 +0000

From New Dawn 85 Every dog has its day, so they say, and it looks like Gnosticism, an ancient approach to spiritual experience, may be having its day, once again. Of course, despite the best efforts of the early Catholic [...]

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene

Jason Jeffrey — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 06:56:54 +0000

Of all the earliest followers of Christ, none has sparked the level of interest generated by one particular woman – the biblical figure known as Mary Magdalene. Revered as a saint, maligned as a prostitute, imagined as the literal bride of Christ, Mary of Magdala stands apart as an enigmatic individual about whom little is actually known, despite centuries of scholarly scrutiny and wild conjecture.

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