Title: The Imaginary Gospel
Review: This 1993 book claims that the Gospel of Mary "was written by a woman for women and for others who feel excluded...Its purpose is to lift the good news up to God and to ask Her to say it again..." The author describes the book as "a feminist critique and reconstruction."Interestingly enough, rather than ascribing the gospel to Mary Magdalene, the author believes it was written by "the granddaughter of Mary the mother of John Mack, who led a house church in Jerusalem. Her name was also Mary...Among her sources were "Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary of Bethany, and Mary Magdalene."After the introduction, the book quotes from a Gospel of Mary that is completely unfamiliar to this author. Apparently the author has channeled the granddaughter and proceeded to write her own gospel. While it is interesting, it certainly bears no resemblance to the Gospel of Mary.
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