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.[1] And now the ninth month from her conception was at hand,when Joseph, taking with him his wife along with what things he needed, went to Bethlehem, thecity from which he came.And it came to pass, while they were there, that her days were fulfilledthat she should bring forth; and she brought forth her first-born son, as the holy evangelists haveshown, our Lord Jesus Christ, who with the Father and the Son[2] and the Holy Ghost lives andreigns God from everlasting to everlasting.334 335THE GNOSTIC SOCIETY LIBRARYThe Gospel According to Mary MagdaleneArchive Notes:Papyrus Berolinensis 8502 was acquired by a German scholar, Dr.Carl Reinhardt, in Cairoin 1896 (the codex is variably referenced in scholarly writings as the "Berlin Gnostic Codex",the "Akhmim Codex", PB 8502, and BG 8502).It contains Coptic editions of three veryimportant Gnostic texts: the Apocryphon of John, the Sophia of Jesus Christ, and the Gospelof Mary.Despite the importance of the find, several misfortunes (including two world wars)delayed its publication until 1955.By then the Nag Hammadi collection had also beenrecovered, and two of the texts in the PB 8502 codex -- the Apocryphon of John, and theSophia of Jesus Christ -- were also found included there.The PB 8502 versions of these twotexts were used to augment translations of the Apocryphon of John and the Sophia of JesusChrist as they now appear in the Nag Hammadi Library.Importantly, the codex preserves the most complete surviving copy of the Gospel of Mary (asthe text is named in the manuscript, though it is clear this named Mary is the person we callMary of Magdala).Two other small fragments of the Gospel of Mary from separate Greekeditions were later also unearthed in archaelogical excavations at Oxyrhynchus in NorthernEgypt.(Fragments of the Gospel of Thomas were also found at this ancient library site, seethe Gospel of Thomas page for more information about Oxyrhyncus.) Unfortunately, theextant manuscript of the Gospel of Mary is missing pages 1 to 6 and pages 11 to 14 -- pagesthat included sections of the text up to chapter 4, and portions of chapter 5 to 8.The complete extant text of the Gospel of Mary is presented below.For those interested in aprint edition of the text, we highly recommend Karen King's new translation andcommentary (listed to the side).An introductory lecture on the The Gospel of MaryMagdalen is also available in our The Gnosis Archive Web Lectures collection.The Gospel According to Mary MagdaleneChapter 4(Pages 1 to 6 of the manuscript, containing chapters 1 - 3, are lost.The extant text startson page 7.).Will matter then be destroyed or not?22) The Savior said, All nature, all formations, all creatures exist in and with one another,and they will be resolved again into their own roots.335 33623) For the nature of matter is resolved into the roots of its own nature alone.24) He who has ears to hear, let him hear.25) Peter said to him, Since you have explained everything to us, tell us this also: What isthe sin of the world?26) The Savior said There is no sin, but it is you who make sin when you do the thingsthat are like the nature of adultery, which is called sin.27) That is why the Good came into your midst, to the essence of every nature in order torestore it to its root.28) Then He continued and said, That is why you become sick and die, for you aredeprived of the one who can heal you.29) He who has a mind to understand, let him understand.30) Matter gave birth to a passion that has no equal, which proceeded from somethingcontrary to nature.Then there arises a disturbance in its whole body.31) That is why I said to you, Be of good courage, and if you are discouraged beencouraged in the presence of the different forms of nature.32) He who has ears to hear, let him hear.33) When the Blessed One had said this, He greeted them all,saying, Peace be with you.Receive my peace unto yourselves.34) Beware that no one lead you astray saying Lo here or lo there! For the Son of Man iswithin you.35) Follow after Him!36) Those who seek Him will find Him.37) Go then and preach the gospel of the Kingdom.38) Do not lay down any rules beyond what I appointed you, and do not give a law likethe lawgiver lest you be constrained by it.39) When He said this He departed.Chapter 51) But they were grieved [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]