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Levi addresses Peter with an open hand while Mary listens.
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Historical Library · Other Early Christian Apocrypha
Conflict over Authority

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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 rendering based on the supplied public-domain English witness.
  • Square brackets preserve a manuscript restoration signal.
  • Capitalization of “Humanity” is retained from the witness.

Gospel of Mary 5:4

Levi Challenges Peter

Conflict over Authority · Gospel of Mary 5

Story guide: Levi addresses Peter while Mary remains a distinct listener in the circle.

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4Levi replied to Peter, “Peter, you have always been angry. Now I see you arguing with this woman like the adversaries. But if the Savior made her worthy, who are you to reject her? Surely the Savior knows her very well. That is why he loved her more than us.

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