Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard May 2026 on Digital Social Hour.
The general take
Morgue treats the Gospel of Mary Magdalene as a historical document worth reading for its teachings, while clarifying she doesn't believe it was literally authored by Mary Magdalene—applying the same skepticism she has toward the canonical gospels. She sees value in it as an account of what Jesus taught Mary, similar to how the Gospel of James records teachings to James.
About
Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Although she is discussed in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew in the collection of writings known as the Gnostic gospels that were rejected by the early Christian church, there is no better insight into this mysterious and influential woman than Mary's own gospel. The gospel text and the spiritual interpretation of Leloup together reveal unique teachings that emphasize the eminence of the divine feminine and an abiding love of nature over the dualistic and ascetic interpretations of Christianity presented elsewhere. What emerges from this important source text and commentary is a renewal of the sacred feminine in the Western spiritual tradition and a new vision for Christian thought and faith throughout the world.
Who said what
“Well, we have the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Now, of course, I don't believe it was literally written by Mary Magdalene, just like I don't believe Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and John were literally written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But it tells the story of what it was that Jesus taught Mary. And same thing in the Gospel of James. It tells James what Jesus taught him.”
Digital Social Hour — Occult Researcher Breaks Down Hidden Christian Texts | DSH #1976at 27:49
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