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Chapter 58

           Thecoverread:TheGnosticGospels.Teabingheaveditopen,andLangdonandSophiejoinedhim.Sophiecouldseeitcontainedphotographsofwhatappearedtobemagnifiedpassagesofancientdocumentstatteredpapyruswithhandwrittentext.Shedidnotrecognizetheancientlanguage,butthefacingpagesboretypedtranslations.

           «ThesearephotocopiesoftheNagHammadiandDeadSeascrolls,whichImentionedearlier,»Teabingsaid.«TheearliestChristianrecords.Troublingly,theydonotmatchupwiththegospelsintheBible.»Flippingtowardthemiddleofthebook,Teabingpointedtoapassage.«TheGospelofPhilipisalwaysagoodplacetostart.»Sophiereadthepassage:

           AndthecompanionoftheSaviourisMaryMagdalene.Christlovedhermorethanallthedisciplesandusedtokissheroftenonhermouth.Therestofthediscipleswereoffendedbyitandexpresseddisapproval.Theysaidtohim,»Whydoyoulovehermorethanallofus?»

           ThewordssurprisedSophie,andyettheyhardlyseemedconclusive.«Itsaysnothingofmarriage.»

           «Aucontraire.»Teabingsmiled,pointingtothefirstline.«AsanyAramaicscholarwilltellyou,thewordcompanion,inthosedays,literallymeantspouse.»

           Langdonconcurredwithanod.

           Sophiereadthefirstlineagain.AndthecompanionoftheSaviourisMaryMagdalene.

           Teabingflippedthroughthebookandpointedoutseveralotherpassagesthat,toSophie’ssurprise,clearlysuggestedMagdaleneandJesushadaromanticrelationship.Asshereadthepassages,Sophierecalledanangrypriestwhohadbangedonhergrandfather’sdoorwhenshewasaschoolgirl.

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