The Beehive:
A Mary Magdalene Collective Study
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Mythica's etight part program is a deep dive into the texts, traditions and practices of early Christianity associated with Mary Magdalene. We include a focus on the critical importance of the historical and cultural contexts (both Jewish and Greco- Roman) in encountering both the traditional Canonical texts of the Gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John and other influential texts of early Christianity that were not ultimately accepted into the Bible: The Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Philip, Gospel of Truth, Round Dance of Jesus and Thunder, Perfect, Mind.
Equally important in our curriculum are the development of tools of contemplation: Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, chanting, psalm writing,, body prayer and illuminated manuscripts-- practices that were transmitted from the Desert Mothers and Fathers of Egypt to the Celtic Isles by way of Gaul (Southern France) in the third through sixth centuries.
Tuition for the eight part series: $450
Equally important in our curriculum are the development of tools of contemplation: Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, chanting, psalm writing,, body prayer and illuminated manuscripts-- practices that were transmitted from the Desert Mothers and Fathers of Egypt to the Celtic Isles by way of Gaul (Southern France) in the third through sixth centuries.
Tuition for the eight part series: $450
A New New Testament , edited by Hal Taussig, is a core text that we will use throughout the program. Please read the introduction before our first meeting
Hebrew and Greco Roman Traditions
Core Text: A New New Testament , edited by Hal Taussig
Read the Preface and Introduction ( p.xvi-xxxi and pages 483- 543)
Strongly recommended:
Jesus Found in Translation, Lizzie Berne DeGear
Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, Neil Douglas Klotz.
Synoptic Gospels
A New New Testament, ed. Hal Taussig
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Luke
The Johannite Tradition
A New New Testament, ed. Hal Taussig: The Gospel of John
Listening for the Heartbeat of God, John Philip Newell
Gospel of Mary
While this text is also found in A New New Testament, we rely on Jean Yves Leloup’s translation and in depth commentary published by Inner Traditions.
Early Christianity in the East
A New New Testament: Gospel of Thomas
Recommended : Gospel of Thomas, Edited and with commentary by Jean Yves Leloup, Inner Tradition
The Gnostic Gospels and Traditions: The Hymn of the Pearl
Gnostic Gospels, Elaine Pagels,
The Mytho-Poetic Mind and the Myth of Sophia
Required: A New New Testament:
Odes of Solomon
Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Gospel of Truth
The Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt
Text: Oasis of Wisdom, David Keller
Hebrew and Greco Roman Traditions
Core Text: A New New Testament , edited by Hal Taussig
Read the Preface and Introduction ( p.xvi-xxxi and pages 483- 543)
Strongly recommended:
Jesus Found in Translation, Lizzie Berne DeGear
Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, Neil Douglas Klotz.
Synoptic Gospels
A New New Testament, ed. Hal Taussig
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Luke
The Johannite Tradition
A New New Testament, ed. Hal Taussig: The Gospel of John
Listening for the Heartbeat of God, John Philip Newell
Gospel of Mary
While this text is also found in A New New Testament, we rely on Jean Yves Leloup’s translation and in depth commentary published by Inner Traditions.
Early Christianity in the East
A New New Testament: Gospel of Thomas
Recommended : Gospel of Thomas, Edited and with commentary by Jean Yves Leloup, Inner Tradition
The Gnostic Gospels and Traditions: The Hymn of the Pearl
Gnostic Gospels, Elaine Pagels,
The Mytho-Poetic Mind and the Myth of Sophia
Required: A New New Testament:
Odes of Solomon
Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Gospel of Truth
The Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt
Text: Oasis of Wisdom, David Keller
Magdalene's Beehive: Year One
$450.00
$300.00
An eight part Mary Magdalene Seminar exploring Mary Magdalene and the roots of early Christianity through the fourth century through history, texts, and contemplative practice. Reading side by side the Canonical gospels that were collected into the authorized Bible and those texts discovered in Egypt at Nag Hammadi that were cherished by other early Christian communities (later labelled "Gnostic"), we will discover a rich, full and consistent portrait of Mary Magdalene as a spiritual leader and teacher trusted by Jesus to bring forth his message of healing and hope.
Topics include:
1) The Aramaic World and its Jewish and Greco-Roman Roots
2) Mary Magdalene and the Women of the Synoptic Gospels
3) Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of John
4) The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
5) The Gospel of Thomas
6) The Hymn of the Pearl and the Valentinian Tradition
7) Thunder Perfect Mind
8) The Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt
Topics include:
1) The Aramaic World and its Jewish and Greco-Roman Roots
2) Mary Magdalene and the Women of the Synoptic Gospels
3) Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of John
4) The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
5) The Gospel of Thomas
6) The Hymn of the Pearl and the Valentinian Tradition
7) Thunder Perfect Mind
8) The Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt
