heads up, there’s a reason I labeled them “stories” (certainly not something you can confirm through the church) – most of the stories come up as “secret knowledge” within the various esoteric/hermetic/gnostic sects and usually make reference to the Gospel of Mary Magdalene

• possibilities include
  • most likely, Gospel of Mary, part of the Berlin Codex – somewhere between 100 and 150 CE maybe
  • less likely, Dialogue of the Saviour, part of the Nag Hammadi library – maybe 150 CE
• two main councils for determining the New Testament (and remember they didn’t have carbon dating to determine authenticity)
  • 393 CE – Synod of Hippo
  • 397 CE – Synod of Carthage
• we do know
  • the 12 disciples were sexist
  • Mary Magdalene was a single noble lady – a perfect target for misogynistic slander painting her as a prostitute