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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

Texts

fragment

Gospel of Mary (Magdalene)

2nd c. · Coptic; Greek fragments

Groups:

About half the text is lost. It is not securely assigned to any named group, though it is often discussed alongside Gnostic texts.

Where the manuscripts are now

  • Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Berlin Codex P. 8502, tractate 1

    Berlin Codex (Papyrus Berolinensis 8502)

  • John Rylands Library, Manchester, UK

    P. Rylands 463 (Greek)

  • Oxyrhynchus collection (Egypt Exploration Society), Sackler Library, Oxford, UK

    P. Oxy. L 3525 (Greek)

Sources

Mark M. Mattison n.d.. Public-domain dedication by translator

DeChurched Atlas — Early Christianity as history, from every source