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Historical Library · Other Early Christian Apocrypha
Mary and Jesus
Provisional translation of the available English witness, not a summary. Images interpret the narrated conversations, Mary’s reported vision, and symbolic teachings; they do not establish historical events or reconstruct lost pages. Opening pages 1–6 and central pages 11–14 are missing.
Source and translation notes
Anonymous. Mary is a recipient and interpreter of revelation in the narrative, not its claimed author. Her identity is unspecified; this edition does not identify her as Mary Magdalene or another Mary.
Papyrus Berolinensis 8502,1, with Greek fragments · Coptic/Greek (source-language review pending)
English witness: Mark M. Mattison · Public Domain dedication stated on source page
Heading and section break are modern navigation aids, not ancient verse divisions. Numbered reading units are modern paragraph divisions, not ancient verse numbers.
- Provisional bridge rendering based on the supplied public-domain English witness.
- Square brackets, ellipsis, and slash marks preserve textual restoration or manuscript signals.
Gospel of Mary 3:6
How Is a Vision Seen?
Mary and Jesus · Gospel of Mary 3
Story guide: Mary’s questioning posture belongs to the vision she recounts.
Open this scene in the reader →6“I said to him, ‘Lord, now does the one who sees the vision see it /in\ the soul /or\ in the spirit?’
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