Graphic Bible · Scene 3 of 9
Historical Library · Other Early Christian Apocrypha
Overcoming the Powers
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 preserve manuscript restoration signals.
- Direct review of the ancient-language witnesses remains pending.
Gospel of Mary 4:3
Ignorance Questions
Overcoming the Powers · Gospel of Mary 4
Story guide: An opaque veil confronts the soul as an interpretation of the third power.
Open this scene in the reader →3Again, it came to the third power, called “Ignorance.” [It] questioned the soul and [said], “Where are you going? You are bound in wickedness. Since you are bound, do not judge!”
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