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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 3:8

The Missing Pages

Mary and Jesus · Gospel of Mary 3

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