Marvin Meyer

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Marvin Meyer is a scholar of religion and a tenured professor at Chapman University, in Orange, California.

He is most known for his translations of the texts of documents associated with the ancient mystery religions, early Christian magic, and, Gnostic texts, of which the most notable have been the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Judas. He is regarded as an authority on Gnosticism[1] and has published a book on the subject.[2]

Marvin Meyer believes that Mary Magdalene had a physical love relationship with Jesus Christ.[3]


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  1. ^ Steinfels, Peter. "Highlighting the Good in Religious Diversity", New York Times, 2006-04-29. Retrieved on 2007-10-15. "Marvin Meyer, an expert on Gnosticism and a major influence on the way that the National Geographic Society presented the restored Gospel of Judas to the public,..." 
  2. ^ Marvin W. Meyer (2005). The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus: the definitive collection of mystical gospels and secret books about Jesus of Nazareth. HarperCollins. ISBN 006076208X. 
  3. ^ Marvin Meyer, Esther De Boer, The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus (HarperOne; 2005).

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