By Dr. Erin K. Vearncombe|2023-08-22T04:30:50-04:00August 16th, 2023|Tags: Gender Issues, Gospel of Thomas, Mary, Women|
Gender is an important construct in a wide range of writings from the early Jesus peoples and groups. One of the most interesting of these writings to consider when it comes to gender is the Gospel of Thomas.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-05-30T17:13:06-04:00November 2nd, 2022|Tags: Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, Gospel of John, Mary, Mary Magdalene|
It’s possible she is Lazarus’s sister. … Mary from Bethany who possibly gave the central Christological confession in John’s gospel … she was given the name ‘Mary the Tower’ for her faith. An interview with Elizabeth Schrader Polczer.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-09-26T02:58:40-04:00July 7th, 2021|Tags: Gospel of Mary, Mary, Mary Magdalene|
I can say that there are at least seven Marys, depending on how you count them. I’ll start off with those seven and explain how we get to that seven. An Interview with Anna Cwikla.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-27T18:57:34-05:00September 10th, 2019|Tags: Apocryphal Texts, Extracanonical Texts, Mary, Protevangelium of James|
I was trained in traditional texts, but drawn to non-normative books and what they can reveal about gender and the construction of one’s identity. Franҫois Bovon considers the Protevangelium of James to be “useful for the soul.” An Interview with Dr. Lily Vuong.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:13:27-05:00June 20th, 2019|Tags: Early Christian Art, Early Jesus Followers, Mary, Women|
Watch and listen as Dr. Ally Kateusz explains the historical and theological significance of the modern-day discovery and interpretation of ancient Christian art.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-19T23:11:09-05:00June 10th, 2019|Tags: Dialogue of the Savior, Extracanonical Texts, Mary|
... the strange-sounding Dialogue of the Savior is much more down-to-earth than people realize ... the characters in the story [seem like] people we’d enjoy talking to today. An interview with Anna Cwikla.
