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* A collection of 114 sayings of Jesus.
* Emphasizes inner revelation: “The Kingdom is inside you and outside you.”
* No narrative, no miracles, no crucifixion story.
* Possibly very early — maybe as early as the Synoptic gospels.

===== - Part of this gospel was also found in other places, but Nag Hammadi includes related material. =====
* Portrays Mary as Jesus’s closest disciple and a leader whose teaching surpasses the male apostles.
* Centers on inner freedom, dissolving fear, and the soul's ascent.

===== - Includes teachings on the sacred nature of relationship and unity. =====
* Contains passages implying Jesus had a special bond with Mary Magdalene.
* Strongly symbolic; not literal.

===== - A foundational Gnostic creation story. =====
* Describes a transcendent source (the infinite One), emanations, Sophia (Wisdom), and the flawed creator who fashions the material world.
* Highly mystical.

===== - A poetic monologue spoken in the voice of a divine feminine figure. =====
* Filled with paradoxes: “I am the whore and the holy one.”
* Beloved by modern readers for its empowering feminine imagery.