The Gnostic Gospels of Philip, Mary Magdalene, and Thomas

By: Joseph B. Lumpkin

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

And the companion (Consort) was Mary of Magdala (Mary Magdalene). The Lord loved Mary more than all the other disciples and he kissed her often on her mouth (the text is missing here and the word "mouth" is assumed). The others saw his love for Mary and asked him: "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior replied, "Why do I not love you in the same way I love her?" (The Gospel of Philip)

Peter said to Mary; "Sister we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember and know, but we have not heard and do not know. Mary answered him and said; "I will tell you what He hid from you." (The Gospel of Mary Magdalene)

Seizing on the texts above, writers of both fiction and nonfiction allowed their pens to run freely amidst conjecture and postulation of marriage and children between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The writers of The Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail took these passages and expanded them into storylines that have held audiences captive with anticipation. Did Jesus take Mary to be his wife? Could the couple have produced children? Gnostic theology leaves open the possibility.

©2006 Joseph B. Lumpkin (P)2017 Joseph B. Lumpkin

awesome sause

I always wondered why the Bible was about a diety that seemed to have a big ol multiple personality disorder, granted I imagine the creater of everything both seen and not, know and unknown, understood and in ignorance would probably need to be. I wonder if somebody will publish a new Bible that includes these books finally, they paint a way difteent picture for us when all together.

All christians should check this out.

I'm not saying that I am certain this is a purer truth than the English translated standard bible, which has errors in it if you reference the original Greek and hebrew manuscripts. what I am saying is it's good to know what gnostics believe. How can you tell someone that it's a wrong if you never even studied it? I. not saying it's wrong though. I personally need to research more. Some of it makes more sense than the traditional constantinian bible that we have today.

Is a challenge but is absolutely worth the listen.

The narrator reads it with a deep voice and in the beginning is a challenge but don’t give up please. Once you have overcome this little thing everything else is knowledge.

I didn't expect a dogmatic approach, so that was not cool to me.

this era of pop spirituality makes it really difficult to find anything of substance that is not full of dogma, bias and nonsensical distractions.
I would highly recommend researching other sources about the Gnostic Gospels and the apocrypha.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall