The Gospel of Mary: Karen L. King’s Reconstruction and Interpretation
- Date of account
- 2003
- Location
- Egyptian manuscript tradition; Berlin and Paris witnesses
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Karen L. King’s 2003 study presented a major English-language interpretation of the Gospel of Mary, a fragmentary second-century Christian text preserved chiefly in the Berlin Codex, with additional leaves from Oxyrhynchus. The dialogue depicts Mary receiving and transmitting teaching, while Peter and Andrew dispute her authority. It matters for comparison because it bears on early Christian diversity, gendered authority, visionary revelation and transmission through fragmentary manuscripts. Uncertainties include damaged passages, dating, the relationship among manuscript witnesses and whether the text reflects a distinct community or broader Christian debates.
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