Contributor(s):Author: Karen L. KingLost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative rejects Jesus suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a fascinating glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity. Review citationsPublishers Weekly - pg. 76 - 10/13/2003Library Journal - pg. 128 - 12/01/2003Choice - pg. 1898 - 06/01/2004