The Gospel of Mary, Was Early Christianity Gnostic? Lost Teachings of Jesus & Peters Jealousy (S5E8)

The Gospel of Mary, Was Early Christianity Gnostic? Lost Teachings of Jesus & Peters Jealousy (S5E8)

From The strange and mysterious world Podcast by strangeandmysteriousworld

February 23, 2026 · 58 min · Season 5 · Episode 8

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This episode explores the Gospel of Mary and its implications on early Christianity and Gnostic beliefs.

Was Mary Magdalene deliberately silenced? In this episode of Strange & Mysterious World, Father Damon Urbani returns to unpack the controversial and mysterious Gospel of Mary, a lost Christian text discovered in 1896 but suppressed for centuries. Why are there pages missing? Why does Peter openly challenge her? Why did Pope Gregory label her a prostitute centuries later, when the Bible never did?This conversation dives deep into:• The hidden Gnostic roots of early Christianity• Whether Jesus taught esoteric, mystical truths• The soul’s ascent beyond lust and desire• Archon-like entities blocking spiritual awakening• The split between Orthodoxy and Gnostic Christianity• The Council of Nicaea and imperial Christianity• Why the Church may have suppressed the feminine voiceMary describes a soul ascending past hostile powers after shedding worldly desires. This isn’t Sunday school Christianity, this is mysticism, esotericism, and spiritual rebellion. Was Christianity meant to awaken us to our divine origin? Or was it reshaped into something more political?This episode will challenge what you think you know.Listen carefully.Decide for yourself.00:00 – The Gospel of Mary: Why Was It…

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