Son of Man. The Mystical Path to Christ. Andrew Harvey

Son of Man. The Mystical Path to Christ. Andrew Harvey

 I'm enjoying "Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ" by Andrew Harvey.

"Galvanizing, beautifully written . . . a powerful expression of faith in the transforming power of Christ's love."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)Son of Man is Andrew Harvey's most basic statement on Christ, and it has already become a treasured work to readers interested in Christian mysticism. For the first time in any of his books, Harvey provides spiritual exercises--centuries-old rites previously available only to a few--that allow the reader direct experience with the mystical Christ. Son of Man also includes an easily accessible section of classic readings and meditations on the nature of Christ, making it the comprehensive experience in the Christ of the new millennium.

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Jesus of Nazareth. Bust of Christ. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. 1500. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a

Bust of Christ

1500

Italian Renaissance
Marble

Possibly by Cristoforo Solari (1468-1524)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Bust of Jesus Christ. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jesus of Nazareth. Bust of Christ. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. 1500. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a

Bust of Christ

1500

Italian Renaissance
Marble

Possibly by Cristoforo Solari (1468-1524)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Bust of Jesus Christ. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Princeton University. Adam, Eve and the Serpent. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. Revelations. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jesus of Nazareth. Bust of Christ. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. 1500. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a

Bust of Christ

1500

Italian Renaissance
Marble

Possibly by Cristoforo Solari (1468-1524)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Bust of Jesus Christ. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Princeton University. The Origin of Satan. by Travis Simpkins

The Woman with the Alabaster Jar. Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail. Margaret Starbird

The Woman with the Alabaster Jar. Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail. Margaret Starbird

"The Woman with the Alabaster Jar" by Margaret Starbird has become somewhat of a classic in the Mary Magdalene genre. This book was Starbird's reaction after reading (and being deeply affected by) the controversial book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail."


Margaret Starbird’s theological beliefs were profoundly shaken when she read Holy Blood, Holy Grail, a book that dared to suggest that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalen and that their descendants carried on his holy bloodline in Western Europe. Shocked by such heresy, this Roman Catholic scholar set out to refute it, but instead found new and compelling evidence for the existence of the bride of Jesus--the same enigmatic woman who anointed him with precious unguent from her “alabaster jar.”

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Karen L. King, Ph.D.

Author & Scholar

Professor of Ecclesiastical History

Harvard Divinity School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King - "Jesus said to them, my wife."

For more info, please visit:

harvard.edu/karen-l-king

Karen L. King. Harvard Divinity School. Reading Judas. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Secret Teachings of Jesus. Four Gnostic Gospels. Translated by Marvin Meyer

The Secret Teachings of Jesus. Four Gnostic Gospels. Translated by Marvin Meyer

It feels like a Gnostic kind of evening...
This little book, translated by Marvin Meyer, contains the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas and the Secret Book of John.


In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort: a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge"). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church.

In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas, and the Secret Book of John.

The Gospels of Mary. The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene the Companion of Jesus. Marvin Meyer

The Gospels of Mary. The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene the Companion of Jesus. Marvin Meyer

I'm enjoying this little book by Marvin Meyer (who passed away about 10 or so years ago). He is one of my favorites among Religion scholars. Note that Gospels is plural in the title. This book is a convenient compilation of all the snippets in ancient texts, both Gospels and Apocrypha, which relate directly to Mary Magdalene. All in all the earliest references to her total about 40 to 50 pages of material. That's it.

There is an actual Gospel of Mary Magdalene dating to the 1st or 2nd Century. It is very fragmentary, with pages missing from the beginning and the end as well as a lost chunk in the middle. It well worth a read, very esoteric, speaking of the inner self and the ascension of the soul. Parts of it are included here, but the complete text has been translated and published elsewhere several times.


Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple
Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:

-translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene

-includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalene

-discloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of Mary's vital role in the life of Jesus and in the formative period after his crucifixion
presents as authentically as possible the real Mary Magdalene

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Princeton University. Adam, Eve and the Serpent. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Crucifixion. New Testament. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bible. New Testament. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Crucifixion. New Testament. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bible. New Testament. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston