Subject: Mary Magdalene: Author of the Fourth Gospel? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, Jan 29, 1999 12:55 EST Message-id: <78sslt$soo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On July 13, 1998 I posted the following article on the Internet. I thought it might be of some interest to you. It is written for a "non-expert" audience. However, several prominent scholars have already said that this thesis has merit. Here are the first few paragraphs and the URL address for the complete text -- ========================== MARY MAGDALENE: AUTHOR OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL? by Ramon K. Jusino, M.A. � 1998 INTRODUCTION This article makes a case for ascribing authorship of the Fourth Gospel (the Gospel of John) in the New Testament to Mary Magdalene. As far as I know -- no previously published work has made an argument in support of this hypothesis. Most biblical scholars today assert that the Fourth Gospel was authored by an anonymous follower of Jesus referred to within the Gospel text as the Beloved Disciple. It is posited here that, in an earlier tradition of the Fourth Gospel's community, the now "anonymous" Beloved Disciple was known to be Mary Magdalene. It is further posited that Mary Magdalene is the true founder and hero of what has come to be known as the Johannine Community (i.e., Mary Magdalene was one of the original apostolic founders and leaders of the early Christian church). I realize that this hypothesis may seem very radical and perhaps unorthodox to you. However, I believe that it is well-founded and I respectfully offer the following in support of it. The evidence supporting this thesis includes some of the Gnostic Christian writings of the Nag Hammadi Library, and internal evidence from the text of the Fourth Gospel itself. This study also relies heavily on the Johannine Community research done by Raymond E. Brown (America's foremost Catholic biblical scholar). I have made every attempt to write this article in such a way that it can be easily followed and understood by those without prior biblical scholarship knowledge. It is written and dedicated to those who embrace the love of God, who love and respect the church, and who are open-minded enough to investigate new ideas without feeling threatened by them. ========================= You can access the full-text of this article right now, completely free of charge, at the following URL address: http://members.tripod.com/~Ramon_K_Jusino/magdalene.html If you like the essay -- please pass it along to anyone else who may be interested. I'd like to get your feedback on this. Peace, Ramon K. Jusino E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
