History Gospel of Mary

gospel of mary, p. oxyrhynchus l 3525.

papyrus berolinensis 8502, known akhmim codex, contains apocryphon of john, sophia of jesus christ, , summary of act of peter. 4 works contained in manuscript written in sahidic dialect of coptic. 2 other fragments of gospel of mary have been discovered since, both written in greek (papyrus oxyrhynchus l 3525 , papyrus rylands 463). p.oxy. l 3525 ... in fact found grenfell , hunt time between 1897 , 1906, published in 1983, p. j. parsons.

the 2 fragments published in 1938 , 1983 respectively, , coptic translation published in 1955 walter till.

most scholars agree original gospel written in greek sometime during 2nd century. however, hollis professor of divinity karen king @ harvard divinity school suggests written during time of christ.

the gospel of mary not present in list of apocryphal books of section 5 of decretum gelasianum.