The Lost Gospel of Mary: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts - Hardcover

Mathewes-Green, Frederica

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557255369 ISBN 13: 9781557255365

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2007

Synopsis

Meet Mary through the Earliest Gospel of Her Life. "The Gospel of Mary" is a humbly-told story of her life from conception to the birth of her son, Jesus Christ. This ancient text comes alive for the first time in a fresh version from Frederica Mathewes-Green. First put into written form as early as 150 A.D., "The Gospel of Mary" was at once cherished in the Christian East and rejected by the papacy because it did not depict Joseph as ever-virgin. This annotated version will introduce new readers to an important part of Christian history. "The Annunciation Hymn of Rejoicing," written by the Syrian poet Romanos about 520 A.D., greets Mary with joy and wonder at Christ's conception. This hymn, offered every year in the Eastern Orthodox Church, uses complex patterns of rhythm, internal rhyme, and paradoxical juxtaposition. Mathewes-Green's new version conveys some of the original work's genius, while inviting readers to join generations of Christians in celebrating God's work in Mary. Together in one remarkable volume, "The Lost Gospel of Mary" explores both texts in a way that opens up the life of Mary, and her role in the church, in new and sometimes startling ways.

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About the Author:

Frederica Mathewes-Green is a popular speaker, award-winning author, columnist for Beliefnet.com, and the Khouria (spiritual mother) of Holy Cross Orthodox Church near Baltimore, MD. Her immersion in the prayer and spirituality of the Christian east makes her an ideal guide to these texts, just as her poetic gift brings fresh life to these translations. Her other books include Facing East, First Fruits of Prayer, and The Illumined Heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1557255369
• ISBN 13: 9781557255365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128