When recalling the story of Jesus, we think of the way the apostles followed Jesus’s direction after his death. The apostles had faith in Jesus’s teachings and would go out spreading the word of Jesus. Nevertheless, the story of Mary of Magdala tells a different story the “Gospel of Mary”. The very few pages of the transcript conveyed the apostles were the opposite of joyful when it was time for them to go forth with his teachings they lost hope in the word but do you know who didn’t? Mary.
Instead of fearing the consequences, Mary tried to comfort Peter when losing the faith in the word of Jesus. Mary revealed the vision that was bestowed upon her to comfort Peter, knowing very well that everything was going to be alright. Peter reacting harshly to her kind words due to Mary being a woman, doubting her word that Jesus wouldn’t give her any visions. The question is, were their prejudices within the apostles? That is not the story that we hear in the Bible. Then the other question arises if this story was even real. That is the question that rules over through the Bible and early transcripts, what is real? The answer to that question is no one knows.
With the “Gospel of Mary” the process of creating the translation to publication for public use was exceptionally difficult. It started in 1896 in Cairo when a manuscript dealer gave a German scholar named Carl Reinhardt an ancient papyrus with many stories within. The one story that captivated him, knowing it was a very important manuscript that dealt with the ancient world. He started to begin translating it. That began the treacherous process of this story being published. It started in 1896 and was finally published in 1955, although there were mysteriously missing pages from the Gospel those few pages made a great impact in the world even today. This Gospel brought up many questions. If it were real, why wasn’t it in the Bible, where the missing pages were, and what story was true?
Jesus left the world knowing that the apostles would take his learning and use it for good. To spread his teachings, and have faith that the world would have peace. In today’s world, Jesus’s name is still known throughout the whole world and the miracles that he bestowed. Now do we owe that to Mary, or is it just another story?