"A stunning new gospel--in the words of Jesus' beloved disciple, a woman."--Dust jacket.

A leading New Testament scholar explores key issues in the Gospel of John.

"The Gospel of John refers five times to "the disciple whom Jesus loved." From the second through the present century, scholars have sought to identify this "di

The success of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code has raised new interest in Mary Magdalene and in the Gospel of Mary. Here, the author examines Mary Magdalene's influen