<center> <p> Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple </p> </center> <p> Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels: </p> <ul> <li><p>translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene</p></li> <li><p>includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalene</p></li> <li><p>discloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of Mary's vital role in the life of Jesus and in the formative period after his crucifixion </p></li><li>presents as authentically as possible the real Mary Magdalene<p></p></li> </ul>