A number of the primary source texts we'll read in this class can be found directly on line. There are links to them from the weekly syllabus, but you can also access them directly here. Make sure you print out these readings; read the hard copies (do *not* attempt to read them off the screen!), mark them up with your notes and observations, then bring these to class.

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas [from CCEL]
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew[from CCEL]
The Annunciation in the Qur'an [from EAWC]
Gospel of the Nativity of Mary [from CCEL]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary[from CCEL]
The Passing of Mary (version one) [from CCEL]
The Passing of Mary (version two)[from CCEL]
The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) [from PBS: Frontline]
The Gospel of Philip [from the Gnosis Archive]
The Dialogue of the Savior [from the Gnosis Archive]
The Sophia of Jesus Christ [from the Gnosis Archive]
The Gospel of Bartholemew [from the Gnosis Archive]
The Protoevangelium of James[from CCEL]
Jerome, Against Helvetius on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary [from CCEL]
John of Damascus: Three Sermons on the Dormition of the Virgin [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook]
Medieval Tales to the Virgin [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook]
François Villon, Ballade to Our Lady (ca. 1431 CE) [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook]
Papal Encyclical from Paul VI on the Worship of Mary
Papal Encyclical from Pius XII on Mary as the Queen of Heaven

In addition, I have ordered the following books at the Skidmore Shop. They are required for purchase.

	Esther De Boer, Mary Magdalene: Beyond the Myth (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1996).
	Beverly Gaventa, Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999).
	Jaroslav Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in History and Culture (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1983)
	Ingrid Maisch, Mary Magdalene: The Image of a Woman Through the Centuries (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1998).
	If you do not have your own Bible, I highly recommend you buy a good one. I have ordered some copies of the Harper Collins Study Bible. You may, however, use any Bible with the exception of a modern paraphrased bible or a King James Version.