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Section one—Mary Magdalene: Our Guide Inside and Outside of the Bible
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Lecture 1: What the Bible Tells Us about Mary Magdalene (6:52)
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Lecture 2: Learning about Mary Outside the Bible (7:27)
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Lecture 3: What the Gospel of Mary Tells us about Mary Magdalene (6:57)
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Lecture 4: Each Text about Mary has a Special Purpose (7:27)
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Your Thoughts Related to Section 1
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Recording of Section 1 Discussion
Section two—The Gospel of Thomas: Our Guide to the Canon
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Lecture 5: How is the Gospel of Thomas Like the Bible? (2:10)
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Lecture 6: The Unique Message of the Gospel of Thomas (10:42)
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Lecture 7: Why is the Gospel of Thomas Not in the Bible? (13:28)
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Lecture 8: Why a Canon? And Why So Late? (7:04)
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Your Thoughts Related to Section 2
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Recording of Section 2 Discussion
Section three—The Disciples: Our Guide to the Ancient Church
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Lecture 9: The Bible Tells Us Relatively Little About the Disciples of Jesus (8:20)
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Lecture 10: What About the Disciples After the Bible? (6:52)
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Lecture 11: Apocryphal Writings Explain the Christian Church (6:58)
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Lecture 12: Apostles in the Nag Hammadi Books (7:21)
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Your Thoughts Related to Section 3
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Recording of Section 3 Discussion
Section four—Nag Hammadi: Our Guide to the 'Gnostic Texts'
Section five—The Letter of Peter to Philip: Our Guide to Life After Jesus
Section six—The Odes of Solomon: Our Guide to the Earliest Christian Worship
