No other form of the New Testament has perhaps divided academic scholars as much as that of Mary Magdalene. As the first witness of the Resurrection, Mary is regarded by the Apostle John as the founder of Christianity.

In many theological studies, she has been portrayed as a repentant sinner, as a sinful woman tormented by "seven demons," from which she was freed by her faith in Jesus. However, her figure and role are depicted quite differently in the Gnostic gospels.

The Gospel of Mary, one of the most significant Gnostic gospels that has recently come to light, reveals another Mary Magdalene. The companion of Jesus, the disciple who understood him more than all the other disciples, his First Apostle.

Through this revealing gospel, which the official Church "buried" for nearly twenty centuries, a different Christianity emerges, completely different from what we have known until now.

The Orthodox priest, theologian, philosopher, and author, one of the leading experts in the world on the subject of Gnosticism, Jean-Yves Leloup, presents to us the Coptic text of the gospel, along with his translation and detailed commentary.