A Journey of Inquiry through The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
If history is in any way constituted of a series of serendipities and synchronicities, then the arrival of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene into our world now is one of them. The appearance of this treasury of ancient Christian insight said to be from the hands and heart of one of Yeshua’s first woman students is a pure gift to us, as is this insightful inquiry from the hands and heart of another. Alison Hine has achieved a deep connection with the powerful forces present and flowing between Yeshua and Mary Magdalene which makes her a third member of that deep dialogue. In this poignant reflection we are given the opportunity of listening in on that conversation which has resumed from the first century of the Common Era and is now going on in our own. Something compelling and synchronous is arising into spiritual consciousness once again from Alison Hine’s own careful listening and response. In this Inquiry we are also being invited to join that same inner circle.
If history is in any way constituted of a series of serendipities and synchronicities, then the arrival of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene into our world now is one of them. The appearance of this treasury of ancient Christian insight said to be from the hands and heart of one of Yeshua’s first woman students is a pure gift to us, as is this insightful inquiry from the hands and heart of another. Alison Hine has achieved a deep connection with the powerful forces present and flowing between Yeshua and Mary Magdalene which makes her a third member of that deep dialogue. In this poignant reflection we are given the opportunity of listening in on that conversation which has resumed from the first century of the Common Era and is now going on in our own. Something compelling and synchronous is arising into spiritual consciousness once again from Alison Hine’s own careful listening and response. In this Inquiry we are also being invited to join that same inner circle.
If history is in any way constituted of a series of serendipities and synchronicities, then the arrival of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene into our world now is one of them. The appearance of this treasury of ancient Christian insight said to be from the hands and heart of one of Yeshua’s first woman students is a pure gift to us, as is this insightful inquiry from the hands and heart of another. Alison Hine has achieved a deep connection with the powerful forces present and flowing between Yeshua and Mary Magdalene which makes her a third member of that deep dialogue. In this poignant reflection we are given the opportunity of listening in on that conversation which has resumed from the first century of the Common Era and is now going on in our own. Something compelling and synchronous is arising into spiritual consciousness once again from Alison Hine’s own careful listening and response. In this Inquiry we are also being invited to join that same inner circle.
Alison Hine’s reflections on the Gospel of Mary Magdalene deserves the widest possible readership. Insightful and engaging, she unfolds the Gospel of Mary Magdalene with a combination of carefully crafted interpretations of the text as well as self-revealing testimonies of the Gospel’s impact on her own spiritual journey. In this way Alison Hine offers readers a model for their own engagement with the Gospel of Mary Magdalene that will illuminate their spiritual paths. She deals not only with the Gospel’s relevance for its original audience, but carries its message forward to how it can relate meaningfully to contemporary readers as well. Reading Alison Hine’s reflections will inevitably yield both a fruitful spiritual and rewarding intellectual experience.
- James Kennedy (Emeritus) PhD, Dept. of Religious Studies, Baylor University.
Alison Hine’s contribution with this exploration of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene is not only an intriguing inquiry into the meaning of one extraordinary woman’s visionary understanding. It is also a deeply personal and intelligent dive into the very soul of a presence that continues to affect Christian curiosity even in our own age. Ms.Hine teaches us, by her example of indefatigable questioning, that the spirit of the past does not end with the past, but can quicken the spirit within any of us and might be exhumed from the past to become Eternal.
- Dale Sides, Teacher of the Diamond Approach