A lot of those gospels are Gnostic writings. Those came around 200 AD and were a real decision in the church. Had The Gospel of Mary been front and center, Christian Theology would be very different indeed.
The Gospel of Mary isn’t necessarily Gnostic, but it slots into other Gnostic texts from the time. Gnosticism was dismissed as heresy early on in the Church. There’s a church father named Irenaeus who wrote a book called Against Heresies describing the movement.
This actually used to be a very contentious issue in the early church. It wasn’t as rosey as some people like to paint it as. Myself as a Christian, I take it as an interesting read, but not authoritative.
A lot of those gospels are Gnostic writings. Those came around 200 AD and were a real decision in the church. Had The Gospel of Mary been front and center, Christian Theology would be very different indeed.
The Gospel of Mary isn’t necessarily Gnostic, but it slots into other Gnostic texts from the time. Gnosticism was dismissed as heresy early on in the Church. There’s a church father named Irenaeus who wrote a book called Against Heresies describing the movement.
This actually used to be a very contentious issue in the early church. It wasn’t as rosey as some people like to paint it as. Myself as a Christian, I take it as an interesting read, but not authoritative.