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[–] Jediotty@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a link on that? that genuinely sounds like an interesting thing to read into

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

heads up, there’s a reason I labeled them “stories” (certainly not something you can confirm through the church) – most of the stories come up as “secret knowledge” within the various esoteric/hermetic/gnostic sects and usually make reference to the Gospel of Mary Magdalene

  • possibilities include
    • most likely, Gospel of Mary, part of the Berlin Codex – somewhere between 100 and 150 CE maybe
    • less likely, Dialogue of the Saviour, part of the Nag Hammadi library – maybe 150 CE
  • two main councils for determining the New Testament (and remember they didn’t have carbon dating to determine authenticity)
  • we do know
    • the 12 disciples were sexist
    • Mary Magdalene was a single noble lady – a perfect target for misogynistic slander painting her as a prostitute