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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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