|
|
Article: Leading Scholar on Early Christianity to Shed Light on Recently Discovered Gospels
- Article from:
- Targeted News Service
- Article date:
- March 3, 2009
CopyrightCopyright © HT Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
College of the Holy Cross issued the following press release:
Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars on early Christianity, will give a lecture titled "The Gospels of Judas, Mary, and Thomas: The Good News About Marginalized Disciples in Early Christian Literature," on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The lecture, sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, is free and open to the public.
Meyer's talk will focus upon gospels discovered in the last century in the sands of Egypt that provide a mystical, gnostic perspective on Jesus and early Christianity. The talk will feature disciples who are typically marginalized in ...