The Gospel of Mary and modern Coptic apocrypha scholarship
- Date of account
- 1990–2009 scholarly reception
- Location
- Egyptian/Coptic manuscript tradition; Berlin manuscript
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Gospel of Mary, preserved chiefly in a Coptic codex found in Egypt, received extensive translation and interpretation during the period. Its opening visionary dialogue presents Mary as a recipient of post-resurrection teaching, while Peter and Andrew challenge her authority. The text matters for comparing female revelation, competing apostolic authority, and the reconstruction of noncanonical Christian traditions. It is not a modern account: the manuscript is late antique, incomplete, and transmitted through fragmentary witnesses. Scholarly disagreement concerns dating, genre, and how far the text reflects historical communities.
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