Gospel of Mary

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

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ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

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Reference number:

Greek P 463

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Greek P 463

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Side:

recto

folio

recto

Side

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Image Number:

JRL15060005

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JRL15060005

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Image Title:

Gospel of Mary

image_title

Gospel of Mary

Image Title

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Trismegistos Number:

64111

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Trismegistos Number

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Subject:

Christianity

subject

Christianity

Subject

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Subject:

Religion

subject

Religion

Subject

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Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 463

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 463

Citation reference

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Description:

Fragment of Gnostic literature describing a dispute between a female disciple called Mary and a group of male disciples over the teachings of the life of Christ, ending with the disciples resolution to go and preach 'The Gospel according to Mary'. Some scholars have tentatively identified the female disciple as Mary Magdalene.

description

Fragment of Gnostic literature describing a dispute between a female disciple called Mary and a group of male disciples over the teachings of the life of Christ, ending with the disciples resolution to go and preach 'The Gospel according to Mary'. Some scholars have tentatively identified the female disciple as Mary Magdalene.

Description

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Time period covered:

1 BCE - 500 CE

time_period_covered

1 BCE - 500 CE

Time period covered

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

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Language code:

grc

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grc

Language code

false

Item height:

89 mm

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89 mm

Item height

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Item width:

99 mm

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99 mm

Item width

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Technique used:

Handwriting

technique_used

Handwriting

Technique used

false

Support material:

Papyrus

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Papyrus

Support material

false

Discovery site:

Egypt: Oxyrhynchus (mod. Bahnasa)

discovery_site

Egypt: Oxyrhynchus (mod. Bahnasa)

Discovery site

false

Notes:

Acquired in 1917.

notes

Acquired in 1917.

Notes

false

Bibliography:

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

bibliography

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

Bibliography

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Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Gospel of Mary