Instead, he relies on a sole passage from the Gnostic gospel of Mary Magdalene. (Welborn2)
Instead, he relies on a sole passage from the Gnostic gospel of Mary Magdalene. (Welborn2)
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''And Peter said, 'did the savior really speak with a woman without our knowledge? Are we to turn about and all listen to her? Did her prefer her to us? And Levi answered, 'Peter, you have always been hot-tempered. Now I see you contending against the woman like an adversary. If the savior made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her? Surely the savior knows her very well. That is why he loved her more than us.''
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''And Peter said, 'did the savior really speak with a woman without our knowledge? Are we to turn about and all listen to her? Did he prefer her to us? And Levi answered, 'Peter, you have always been hot-tempered. Now I see you contending against the woman like an adversary. If the savior made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her? Surely the savior knows her very well. That is why he loved her more than us.''