We celebrate Easter by looking at one of the most interesting non-canonical texts from the early development of Christianity.

Sources/Suggested Reading:

• Asgeirsson, Jon (2005). "Thomasine Traditions in Antiquity The Social and Cultural World of the Gospel of Thomas". Brill.
• Brakke, David (2012). "Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity". Harvard University Press.
• Brock, Ann Graham (2003). Mary Magdalene, The First Apostle: The Struggle for Authority". Harvard Divinity School.
• de Boer, Esther A. (2005). "The Gospel of Mary: Listening to the Beloved Disciple". Continuum.
• King, Karen L. (2003). "What is Gnosticism?". Harvard University Press.
• King, Karen L. (2003). "The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the first woman apostle". Polebridge Press.
• Tuckett, Christopher (2019). "The Gospel of Mary". Oxford University Press.
• Van den Broek, Roelof (2013). "Gnostic Religion in Antiquity". Cambridge University Press.
• Meyer, Marvin (ed.) (2009). "The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume ". HarperOne.

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