The Abridged

Gospel of Mary

Pseudapigrapha by Mary Magdelene
Written betwen 120CE-180CE
Set in 33CE
Text Partially Complete

The story of Mary Magdelene's (?) experiences and teachings from Jesus.

Mary

Part 1

Chapter 1.

Part 1

Mary, Ch 1

Chapter 1

1:1-2. Someone asked, "Will the world be destroyed, or not?"
Jesus said, "Everything that exists and has form will one day perish."

1:1. Then will [matter] be [destroyed], or not?'

1:2. The Savior said, 'Every nature, every form, every creature exists in and with each other, but they'll dissolve again into their own roots, because the nature of matter dissolves into its nature alone. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:3-5. Peter said, "Alright just one more question- what is sin?"
Jesus said, "Sin only exists when you screw up. That's why the Good will help restore peace and order within you. It's part of being mortal, you like what is bad for you.

1:3. Peter said to him, 'Since you've explained everything to us, tell us one more thing. What's the sin of the world?'

1:4. The Savior said, 'Sin doesn't exist, but you're the ones who make sin when you act in accordance with the nature of adultery, which is called 'sin.' That's why the Good came among you, up to the things of every nature in order to restore it within its root.'

1:5. Then he continued and said, 'That's why you get sick and die, because [you love what tricks you. Anyone who] can understand should understand!

1:6. Jesus said, "God has no image, because they are transcendent and not of this world.
This will be confusing for your mind to handle.
That’s why I told you to find peace in your heart.
If you are troubled, try finding peace in the wonders of nature.”

1:6. Matter [gave birth to] a passion that has no image because it comes from what's contrary to nature. Then confusion arises in the whole body. That's why I told you to be content at heart. If you're discontented, find contentment in the presence of the various images of nature. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:7. Jesus said, “Peace and blessings to you! Do not let anyone trick you by saying God is anywhere but inside yourself. Follow there! Those who seek will find.”

1:7. When the Blessed One said these things, he greeted them all and said, 'Peace be with you! Acquire my peace. Be careful not to let anyone mislead you by saying, 'Look over here!' or 'Look over there!' Because the Son of Humanity exists within you. Follow him! Those who seek him will find him.

1:8. Jesus said, “Go and teach what I’ve told you about Heaven. Don’t add any rules.” Then he left and died.

1:8. Go then and preach the gospel about the kingdom. Don't lay down any rules beyond what I've given you, nor make a law like the lawgiver, lest you be bound by it.' When he said these things, he left.

1:9. His friends started crying. They said, “How can we go and teach to those who have never heard about God or Heaven before? If they killed Jesus, imagine what they will do to us.”

1:9. But they grieved and wept bitterly. They said, 'How can we go up to the Gentiles to preach the gospel about the kingdom of the Son of Humanity? If they didn't spare him, why would they spare us?'

1:10. But then Mary stepped up. She said, “Calm down friends, don’t let your heart break, Jesus is still with us and will hold us together. We should remember him fondly because he taught us good things.”

1:10. Then Mary arose and greeted them all. She said to her brothers (and sisters), 'Don't weep and grieve or let your hearts be divided, because his grace will be with you all and will protect you. Rather we should praise his greatness because he's prepared us and made us Humans.'

1:11. She helped them see the Good, and they turned towards discussion of the teachings.

1:11. When Mary said these things, she turned their hearts [toward] the Good and they [started] to debate the words of [the Savior].

1:12. Peter said to Mary, “Sister, we know Jesus loved you more than all other women. What exactly do you remember? Is there anything you heard that we didn’t?”

1:12. Peter said to Mary, 'Sister, we know the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember – the things which you know that we don't, and which we haven't heard.'

1:13-14. Mary started speaking. “Alright, well, when I saw Jesus in a vision, I told him that I did. He then said that because I was able to able to handle it, I was blessed. He said, ‘Where the mind is, there is the treasure.’

1:13. In response Mary said, 'I'll tell you what's hidden from you.' So she started to tell them these words: 'I,' she said, 'I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to him, 'Lord, I saw you in a vision today.'

1:14. In response he said to me, 'You're blessed because you didn't waver at the sight of me. For where the mind is, there is the treasure.'

1:15. So then I said, ‘Lord, do we see these visions with our soul, or our spirit?”

1:15. I said to him, 'Lord, now does the one who sees the vision see it /in\ the soul /or\ in the spirit?'

1:16. And Jesus said back, ‘You don’t see it with the soul or the spirit- but the mind- which lies in between the two.”

1:16. In response the Savior said, 'They don't see in the soul or in the spirit, but the mind which [exists] between the two is [what] sees the vision [and] it [that …]

1:13-24. Mary continues to discuss the soul’s journey and battle with darkness, desire, ignorance, death, flesh, foolishness, and anger.

1:14. In response he said to me, 'You're blessed because you didn't waver at the sight of me. For where the mind is, there is the treasure.'

1:15. I said to him, 'Lord, now does the one who sees the vision see it /in\ the soul /or\ in the spirit?'

1:16. In response the Savior said, 'They don't see in the soul or in the spirit, but the mind which [exists] between the two is [what] sees the vision [and] it [that …]

1:17. And Desire said, 'I didn't see you going down, but now I see you're going up. So why are you lying, since you belong to me?'

1:18. In response the soul said, 'I saw you, but you didn't see me or know me. I was to you just a garment, and you didn't recognize me.' When it said these things, it left, rejoicing greatly.

1:19. Again, it came to the third power, which is called 'Ignorance.' [It] interrogated the soul and [said], 'Where are you going? In wickedness you're bound. Since you're bound, don't judge!'

1:20. [And] the soul said, 'Why do you judge me, since I haven't judged? I was bound, even though I haven't bound. They didn't recognize me, but I've recognized that everything will dissolve – both the things of the [earth] and the things of [heaven].'

1:21. When the soul had overcome the third power, it went up and saw the fourth power, which took seven forms:

1:22. The first form is Darkness;\nThe second, Desire;\nThe third, Ignorance;\nThe fourth, Zeal for Death;\nThe fifth, the Kingdom of the Flesh;\nThe sixth, the Foolish 'Wisdom' of Flesh;\nThe seventh, the 'Wisdom' of Anger.

1:23. These are the seven powers of Wrath.

1:24. They ask the soul, 'Where do you come from, you murderer, and where are you going, conqueror of space?'

1:25. She then said, “What had once tied up my soul is gone, everything overwhelming me is gone, my desire is gone, and my ignorance is gone. Now I am released into the world.”

1:25. In response the soul said, 'What binds me has been killed, what surrounds me has been overcome, my desire is gone, and ignorance has died. In a [world] I was released from a world, [and] in a type from a type which is above, and from the chain of forgetfulness which exists only for a time. From now on I'll receive the rest of the time of the season of the age in silence.''

1:26. She then stopped speaking suddenly, because Jesus had been with her and speaking with her during this.

1:26. When Mary said these things, she fell silent because the Savior had spoken with her up to this point.

1:27. Andrew broke the silence, “I’m not sure Mary, these seem like some crazy ideas."

1:27. In response Andrew said to the brothers (and sisters), 'Say what you will about what she's said, I myself don't believe that the Savior said these things, because these teachings seem like different ideas.'

1:28. Peter spoke up too, "Are you trying to say Jesus spoke with a woman without us knowing? Do you expect us to turn around and start following you? Did Jesus prefer you to us?"

1:28. In response Peter spoke out with the same concerns. He asked them concerning the Savior: 'He didn't speak with a woman without our knowledge and not publicly with us, did he? Will we turn around and all listen to her? Did he prefer her to us?'

1:29. This hurt Mary’s feelings, and she started crying, "What are you trying to say, brother? Are you really accusing me of imagining this, or lying about it? "

1:29. Then Mary wept and said to Peter, 'My brother Peter, what are you thinking? Do you really think that I thought this up by myself in my heart, or that I'm lying about the Savior?'

1:30-31. Then Levi said to Peter, “Peter, you’ve always been an asshole. Now you’re arguing with her like an enemy. But if Jesus revealed this to her- who are you to say otherwise? Surely Jesus knows her very well. That’s why he loved her more than us. We should be humble, remember our humanity, and teach what he taught us, not adding any other rules or laws other than what he said.”

1:30. In response Levi said to Peter, 'Peter, you've always been angry. Now I see you debating with this woman like the adversaries. But if the Savior made her worthy, who are you then to reject her? Surely the Savior knows her very well. That's why he loved her more than us.

1:31. Rather we should be ashamed, clothe ourselves with perfect Humanity, acquire it for ourselves as he instructed us, and preach the gospel, not laying down any other rule or other law beyond what the Savior said.'

1:32. Then they all left and started to teach.

1:32. When [Levi said these things], they started to go out to teach and to preach.