The Gospel of Mary
The religion meant for showing the way to the people to come out from sorrow, depression, confusion, chaos, etc was framed to use them as a medium of control.
four canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are technically anonymous, as the texts themselves do not identify their authors who never met Jesus, contains several variations, or inconsistencies (often stem from the target audience, personal view, preference), and were written decades after the departure of Jesus. Akshay will take one example for the readers.
Luke wasn't an eyewitness to Jesus' ministry, lived during the first century, and claims that he carefully investigated everything from the beginning (Luke 1:1–4 NIV).
(1)Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, (2) just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. (3) Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, (4) so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
These and other's things were taken reliable because they matched the needs of the system (institutionalized religion). On the other hand, Mary Magdalene's words were discarded since they talk about inner growth like those of the Thomas (Chaitanya.A, 2025).
Mary Magdalene's record of her last 30 years and death was not documented by the church. They were kept alive through legends. A 13th-century legend says that she spent the final 30 years of her life as a penitent hermit in a cave known as La Sainte-Baume in Southern France. She is believed to have lived in mountain grotto (Grotte de Sainte-Baume is located in a steep cliff in the Massif de la Sainte-Baume, Provence).
This gospel became a victim of male chauvinism in the documented history of the church, an organised religious institution preferred male prejudice against women; the belief that men are superior in terms of ability, intelligence, talent, planning, administrative, etc.
The Gospel of Mary
Chapter 4
29) He who has a mind to understand, let him understand.
Chapter 5
9) Blessed are you that you did not waver at the sight of Me. For where the mind is there is the treasure.
Chapter 8:
13) Again it came to the third power, which is called ignorance.
14) The power questioned the soul, saying, Where are you going? In wickedness are you bound. But you are bound; do not judge!
15) And the soul said, Why do you judge me, although I have not judged?
16) I was bound, though I have not bound.
17) I was not recognized. But I have recognized that the All is being dissolved, both the earthly things and the heavenly.
18) When the soul had overcome the third power, it went upwards and saw the fourth power, which took seven forms.
19) The first form is darkness, the second desire, the third ignorance, the fourth is the excitement of death, the fifth is the kingdom of the flesh, the sixth is the foolish wisdom of flesh, the seventh is the wrathful wisdom. These are the seven powers of wrath.
20) They asked the soul, Whence do you come slayer of men, or where are you going, conqueror of space?
21) The soul answered and said, What binds me has been slain, and what turns me about has been overcome,
22) and my desire has been ended, and ignorance has died.
23) In a aeon I was released from a world, and in a Type from a type, and from the fetter of oblivion which is transient.
Chapter 9
6) Levi answered and said to Peter, Peter you have always been hot tempered.
7) Now I see you contending against the woman like the adversaries.
8) But if the Savior made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her? Surely the Savior knows her very well.
9) That is why He loved her more than us. Rather let us be ashamed and put on the perfect Man, and separate as He commanded us and preach the gospel, not laying down any other rule or other law beyond what the Savior said.
View of the author-
Mind is the ultimate controller of sense organs and the enjoyer of the fruits of action (Chaitanya.A, 2025). The status of mind (4.29) is related with the pure mind which is ready to receive. In 5.9, the need for a pure mind is mentioned. The proper understanding of one's own true identity is the treasure. It stays hidden due to ignorance. 8.16 reveals the imaginary illusion of human beings. Humans consider themselves bound. To consider oneself bound is nothing but an imagination. It can only be removed by knowledge and not by rituals and robes. 8.17 is a bold statement on the removal of ignorance. When it is removed, the whole scenario about the earth and heaven stops haunting the mind. In this condition, the mind becomes an observer. This internal resurrection can take place with every seeker of truth. At that point, the person concerned understands that the bondage, liberation, salvation are the imposed identity or cover on our heart-mind / hearty-intellect. Instead of searching and seeing within, people start running outside for the solution. The word aeon (8.23) means an immeasurably long period of time and it was used to describe the load of ignorance. This alone nourishes the rest of the other emotional defects. The chapter 9, shows the unbaked mind of those who will be preaching Gospels. Andrew took them as strange ideas and could not believe that they were said by Jesus. As usual, hot tempered, gender biased Peter started abusing her. At this point Levi, uses a harsh word, adversaries for the mentality of Peter who had problem with woman community and could not accept them fit for spiritual journey.
Reference for further reading
Church promoting atheism and debatable issues by Chaitanya.A
https://amzn.in/d/0cg0oSHd
Mark and Luke Not Eyewitnesses | Catholic Answers Podcasts, JIMMY AKIN
https://share.google/PVakoIrjfzT4CVFuQ
Who Really Wrote the Gospels? | Catholic Answers Magazine PAUL SENZ https://share.google/IKsjXW4SjSHcxOJ6C
Short Conversations: Are the 4 Gospels based on eyewitness accounts? | by Street Theologian | Medium https://share.google/lqTfhES6v13Dcn0W0
Did Luke Know Jesus? (Or At Least Meet Him) by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D
https://share.google/29aUzYrDwr6t8ZDq5
The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene https://share.google/G2hk62BKyzW7djfke
