Which Mary?: The Marys of Early Christian Tradition

Seven essays document a session sponsored by the Christian Apocrypha Section at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Among the topics are mistaken identity in naming the Gnostic Mary, Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother in Pistis Sophia, the Gospel of Mary, Mary Magdalene in the Acts of Philip, and seeking the source of the Marian Myth. Primary sources and modern authors, but not subjects, are indexed. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR