The Gospel of Mary

The Gospel of Mary survives in one Coptic codex with two large groups of missing pages and in two Greek fragments. The surviving narrative begins with teaching about matter and sin, follows Mary's account of a vision and the soul's ascent past hostile Powers, then closes with a dispute over her authority to speak. This edition keeps those losses in sight, since no responsible reading can restore the missing beginning or central portion. Mark M. Mattison's public-domain English translation supplies the continuous reading text. Its Berlin Codex page numbers, lacunae, editorial corrections, insertions, and translation notes remain visible. Xognosis claims no new English translation. The principal text is accompanied by a concise guide to the witnesses and to terms such as Son of Humanity, mind, soul, spirit, the Powers, and rest. What this source-mapped reading edition includes: - Complete surviving English text translated by Mark M. Mattison - Berlin Codex page gaps and witness boundaries kept visible - All 33 P.Ryl. III 463 Greek lines with damage and edits marked - Source-linked notes separating evidence from interpretation A separate appendix presents the openly licensed Greek transcription of P.Ryl. III 463. All thirty-three physical lines remain in order. Damage, uncertain letters, supplied text, corrections, choices, and the break between the two manuscript pages are marked. Selected witness differences show where this fragment and Mattison's Coptic-based reading align or diverge. No new Greek translation is offered. P.Oxy. L 3525 is identified from authoritative manuscript metadata only because the pinned controller contains no transcription. Source-linked notes distinguish what the manuscripts preserve from editorial interpretation and speculation. The edition uses no manuscript scans, protected modern transcription, or paid source material. A compact bibliography lets readers inspect the freely accessible controllers online. For readers of early Christianity, apocryphal writings, Mary traditions, Coptic manuscripts, and Greek papyri. Read the surviving work in sequence, follow each source boundary, and consult the notes wherever a gap or variant changes what can safely be claimed.