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Gospels: Mary Magdalene
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Unfortunately, this gospel contradicts almost everything in the synoptic gospels. First, as noted above, in the Gospel of John the crucifixion takes place not on the first day of Passover, as in the synoptic gospels, but on the day before, known as the day of preparation (John 19:31). In John 20:1 only Mary Magdalene came to the tomb. The stone was already moved. She did not go in the tomb but rushed to tell Simon Peter and the other disciples. They came, but finding the tomb empty they went back home to think it over.
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A number of other "gospels" were written sometime in the first four centuries, most well after the dates when the disciples lived. They include: the Gospel of the Ebionites, Gospel of the Hebrews, Gospel of Marcion, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Peter, Gospel of Thomas, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and the Infancy Gospel of James. [1]
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This and many other claims made in the book have been discredited by scholars, but the above passage illustrates the growing skepticism that the four canonical gospels are in any way superior to noncanonical gospels. Much more reputable sources, including works by Elaine Pagels of Princeton, Karen King of Harvard, and Bart Ehrman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, challenge the traditional notion that noncanonical gospels such as the Gospel of Truth, the Gospel of Thomas, and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene are little more than nonsense and heresy.
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