By; Dr. Jerry BergmanMontpelier, OhioThe Gospel of Mary Magdalene is an early Christian text first discovered in Egypt in 1896. Additional Greek Gospel of Mary text fragments were subsequently discovered between 1897 and 1906. These works from the early Christian period were valued by many early Christians, but were not accepted as part of the Biblical canon. Mary Magdalene and other women, including Joanna and Susanna, used their personal wealth to support Jesus’s itinerant ministry. The historical and Biblical account of Mary Magdalene gleaned from new documents shows a person of immense importance and courage.